In general, "sanction" means that the master gives his sanction to a
disciple's enlightenment. In Nichiren Shoshu, the object of worship
that forms the basis of faith and practise is the Original Buddha's
enlightenment and is the entity of the Buddha, so sanction for the
Gohonzon itself is absolutely necessary. According to Nichiren Shoshu,
the sanctioning of the object of worship by the High Priest, who is the
only person to be bequeathed the Daishonin's Buddhism, is what makes
the attainment of Buddhahood possible, so an object of worship that
does not have the High Priest's sanction is a "counterfeit object of
worship" and worshipping it becomes the cause for falling into hell.
It is also written in the Soka Gakkai "Shakubuku Kyoten (Shakubuku
Manual)":
disciple's enlightenment. In Nichiren Shoshu, the object of worship
that forms the basis of faith and practise is the Original Buddha's
enlightenment and is the entity of the Buddha, so sanction for the
Gohonzon itself is absolutely necessary. According to Nichiren Shoshu,
the sanctioning of the object of worship by the High Priest, who is the
only person to be bequeathed the Daishonin's Buddhism, is what makes
the attainment of Buddhahood possible, so an object of worship that
does not have the High Priest's sanction is a "counterfeit object of
worship" and worshipping it becomes the cause for falling into hell.
It is also written in the Soka Gakkai "Shakubuku Kyoten (Shakubuku
Manual)":
"In light of passages from 'On the Three Great Secret Laws' and 'The
True Object of Worship,' it is clearly understood that it is a
tremendous mistake to worship an unsanctioned object of worship." (p.
340)
True Object of Worship,' it is clearly understood that it is a
tremendous mistake to worship an unsanctioned object of worship." (p.
340)
[c. 1996, Nichiren Shoshu Temple]
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