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Friday, January 1, 2016

Response to Tim Janakos SGI leader and Soka University graduate.

"...even persons in the lowest category of ordinary mortals will enter the stage of Buddhahood within the space of a single lifetime and achieve perfect enlightenment." Nichiren Page 208, Volume II (Explaining the Causation of the Ten Worlds, written in 1260) 

What are you all waiting for? The end of your life? Are you not even as wise as "the lowest category of ordinary mortals"? How long will you have to chant and even if you vocalize the silent U or not, to realize you always have been a Buddha?"

"...even persons in the lowest category of ordinary mortals will enter the stage of Buddhahood within the space of a single lifetime and achieve perfect enlightenment." Nichiren Page 208, Volume II (Explaining the Causation of the Ten Worlds, written in 1260) 

Throw off your transient nature and reveal your true identity.

Anyone on this site can be a fool and claim this writing too is not the "authentic writing of Nichiren own hands" but it won't change the truth of its words." -- Tim Janakos SGI leader and Soka University graduate.

1). This writing is neither found in the Rokunai nor Rokugai collection of writings, so of course it is suspect. Even were it authentic, It is from Nichiren's early writings when he still embraced the principles of Tendai's [not to be confused with Tientai] Original Enlightenment doctrine. Also, Nichiren writes, "As for my teachings, regard those before my exile to the province of Sado as equivalent to the Buddha's pre-Lotus Sutra teachings."

2). Please point out to me who in SGI has attained Buddhahood and who in SGI is endowed with the ten honorific attributes of a Buddha

3). You still haven't addressed the issues of the Code of Conduct for SGI "Buddhas" and the need for Buddhas to receive guidance.

4). As for your other post, you state: "Your statement about letting the 'eternal buddha, Shakyamuni' into your heart, sounds a whole hell of a lot like Christianity, with a new mascot." Better a lion then a tapeworm [Ikeda] for a mascot but more to the point, you should take it up with Nichiren: 

"Yet it was not I, Nichiren, who made these three important pronouncements. Rather it was in all cases the spirit of the Thus Come One Shakyamuni that had entered into my body. And having personally experienced this, I am beside myself with joy." -- The Selection of the Time, one of Nichiren Daishonin's five major writings

Obviously, you have never experienced such joy or you wouldn't berate Shakyamuni Buddha as a mascot nor confuse the meager joy of letting Daisaku Ikeda [or Jesus] into your heart with the blissful joy of having Shakyamni Buddha enter your body. Shakyamuni Buddha needs no permission to enter into the mind and bodies of a votary of Lotus Sutra. This is proof that neither you nor your fellow SGI members are votaries of the Lotus Sutra. You are votaries of Ikedaism. You are fools.

3 comments:

  1. Seems to me quite a lot hangs on how you interpret "...the spirit of the Thus Come One Shakyamuni..." as to the meaning you take from this passage. There are several ways to interpret 'spirit', some are consistent with Buddhist thought, some are not. Unfortunately, Nichiren is no longer around for us to ask him, what exactly he meant by that word. Ultimately, it is our choice, no let off for taking responsibility for the way we interpret something. Perhaps the best we can say is, 'this is how I believe it should be interpreted' and even better, 'these are the reasons I believe this'. That last part is missing from this post, although I do not doubt you have good reasons for believing the interpretation you have arrived at and that they make perfect sense to you. They may even be correct but then again they may not. Still, that's what we am each have to figure out, isn't it? Good job we've got eternity, though it's not much use for this life if we get it wrong!

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  2. One only need look at the gosho in the original japanese language, get a dictionary and start studying. In the case of Shakas' tamashii (spirit) the kanji is 御神, which is used for divine, eternal meanings. Nichiren uses the kanji 魂, which is used for temporary meanings, like team spirit or the 'Japanese' spirit,etc. I.e. dont rely on someone elses translation.
    Tell your uncle Alan hi for me Timmy. Gassho

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