Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The Gohonzon encompasses the entire universe. Therefore, we who believe in and chant daimoku to the Gohonzon can live out our lives with the greatest serenity and composure. Please be confident that through faith in the Mystic Law we can definitely lead a wonderful and unsurpassed existence.
Events
1279 Nichiren Daishonin inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon for all humanity.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, October 12, 2008 (Buddhism Day by Day)
Today there are people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra. The belief of some is like fire while that of others is like water. When the former listen to the teachings, their passion flares up like fire, but as time goes on, they tend to discard their faith. To have faith like water means to believe continuously without ever regressing. -Nichiren
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, October 12, 2008 (Daily Prayer)
This Gohonzon is also found only in the two characters for faith. This is what the sutra means when it states that one can “gain entrance through faith alone.” Since Nichiren’s disciples and lay supporters believe solely in the Lotus Sutra, honestly discarding the expedient means and never accepting even a single verse of the other sutras, they can enter the treasure tower of the Gohonzon. How reassuring!”
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 832
The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon
Written to Nichinyo on August 23, 1277
