"Men shall make the right religion prosperous, but the right religion shall not make men prosperous." -- Dengyo
""Religion exists to serve people, people do not exist to serve religion." -- Daisaku
Reality is that people exist to serve him and his well paid lieutenants. On a more important note, we serve the Lotus Sutra and the people out of a sense of gratitude. This is the import of Dengyo's statement.
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