Nichikan states, "The purpose of the Hoben-pon is to smash the provisional teachings, the Purpose of the Juryo-hon is to smash the Hoben-pon, and the purpose of the Daimoku is to smash the Juryo-hon."
Since the Hoben-pon represents the Three Bodied Tathagata in his historical [manifest] aspect, the Juryo-hon represents the Three Bodied Tathagata in his Bliss or Reward Body aspect, and the Daimoku represents the Three Bodied Tathagata in his Dharma Body aspect, we can not forsake even the Hoben-pon. This is why the Daishonin reprimanded his Disciple Ota Jomyo for abandoning the theoretical section of the Lotus Sutra.
The Shingon priests also replace the Three Bodied Tathagata with the Dharma Body Buddha represented by Dainichi. Nichikan was actually a Shingon prelate.
No comments:
Post a Comment