A Bodhisattva’s Behavior
July 5, 2012 by allthingsnichiren
“As for the associations proper for them, bodhisattvas and mahasattvas should not associate closely with rulers, princes, high ministers or heads of offices. They should not associate closely with non-Buddhists, Brahmans or Jains, or with those who compose works of secular literature or books extolling the heretics, nor should they be closely associated with Lokayatas or anti-Lokayatas. They should not be closely associated with hazardous amusement, boxing or wrestling, or with actors or others engaging in various kinds of illusionary entertainment, or with the chandalas, persons engaging in raising pigs, engaged in raising pigs, sheep, chickens or dogs, or those who engage in hunting or fishing or other evil activities.” -- Chapter 14 of the Lotus Sutra
How many “rulers, princes, high ministers, heads of offices, those who compose secular literature, and actors” has Daisaku Ikeda associated with and extolled?
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