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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Some excerpts from the SGI Manual of Forced Conversion ["Bible of Shakubuku"] and my response

The SGI Bible of Shakubuku (1951), supervised by Daisaku Ikeda,
was published by the Soka Gakkai to train believers. The Soka
Gakkai no longer publishes the Bible of Shakubuku because it
promotes the Nichiren Shoshu. Nevertheless, SGI's fundamental
doctrines have not changed except for denying that the heritage of
the Law is transmitted through the person of High Priest of Nichiren
Shoshu. Now they claim that the heritage is only transmitted through
the Successive Presidents of the Soka Gakkai.

"Shakyamuni's dharma is the dharma of the past and no longer
beneficial". (page 63, The Bible of Shakubuku)

Nichiren taught that Shakyamuni's Lotus Sutra is the only teaching
to be spread in the Latter Day.

"It is necessary to realize that we no longer have a connection
to Shakyamuni's Buddhism." (page 65, The Bible of Shakubuku)


Nichiren taught that we are the direct disciples of the Original
Eternal Buddha Shakyamuni.

"You should know that Nichiren Daishonin is the only true Buddha
because Shakamuni's Buddhism is useless." (page 67, The Bible of
Shakubuku)

Nichiren taught that Shakyamuni Buddha is the Original Eternal Buddha
and we can not even discard the Theoretical Section of the Lotus Sutra,
let alone the Essential Section.

"Buddha Shakamuni is inferior to the true Buddha Nichiren." (page
316, The Bible of Shakubuku)


Nichiren taught that all Buddhas throughout the past, present,
and future, are emanations of Shakyamuni Buddha. He also taught
that those who abandon Shakyamuni will fall into the Avici hell.

"The Lotus Sutra which is the long-cherished wish of Buddha
Shakamuni is no longer valid in this era, not in the least." (page93,
The Bible of Shakubuku)


Nichiren says the Lotus Sutra is the ultimate teaching of the past,
present, and future

"If you don't worship the Gohonzon of NST (SGI), you will know no
well-being in the age of Mappo." (page70, The Bible of Shakubuku)


Yet, the deluded SGI members criticize us for pointing out that the
Nichikan Gohonzon breeds evil men.

'If you worship the Honzon of a wicked religion, you will naturally
experience misfortune (page280, The Bible of Shakubuku).


The misfortune of the SGI senior leaders and their family members,
is actual proof that they worship a Honzon of a wicked religion and
the tremendous good fortune of the believers in the Kempon Hokke
is proof of the righteousness of our Honzon and the goodness of our
religion.

"All other sects except NST (SGI) are wicked religions and are a
negative influence on society. (page280, The Bible of Shakubuku)


The reality is that wherever the SGI has spread, the people have
suffered every manner of misfortune and even their own members
obtain neither merit nor virtue.

"The teachings of Buddha Shakamuni is as useless as last year's
calendar. If you are guided by his teachings, your life will surely
fail as a logical result." (page303,The Bible of Shakubuku)


Then why so many unrealized dreams among the Soka Gakkai
members and why such wonderful benefits in the life of Nichiren
believers who embrace the Lotus Sutra and Shakyamuni Buddha?

"Every person who doesn't worship the Gohonzon of Fuji-Taiseki temple
(SGI) are bad people who slander the true dharma.' (page314, The Bible
of Shakubuku)


Then, the SGI members are bad because, according to their own criteria,
they slander the "true dharma" of Fuji-Taisekiji temple. The reality is
that they are bad people, especially their high salaried leaders, for
other real and serious transgressions: For abandoning the Lotus Sutra
and Lord Shakyamuni Buddha and exploiting the Dharma for personal
gain.

"The family which believes in the so-called Nichiren-shu will have
children who have deformities, mental retardation or madness."
(page321, The Bible of Shakubuku)


Then, why do so many children of SGI top senior leaders never make
it past their twenty first birthday while most Nichiren Shu priests' and
believers' children not only survive but thrive? The reason is that the
SGI's leaders curses and particularly Ikeda's curses have returned to the
originator. For slandering votaries of the Lotus Sutra they or their SGI
family members suffer every manner of disease and death before they grow
old.

"All other sects except NST (SGI) are false heresies who exert a
bad influence on society." (page323, The Bible of Shakubuku)


Then, why does France label the SGI a dangerous cult and has
Daisaku Ikeda never once received an award or honor from his
own people, the Japanese?

6 comments:

  1. SGI members deny the existence of SGI's "Bible of Shakubuku" edited by Daisaku Ikeda. It is known in Japanese as the Shakubuku Kyoten [Holy Scripture of Shakubuku] and Manual of Forced Conversion.

    It is cited in the scholarly paper, HAPPINESS AND LIFE'S OBJECTIVE Chapter 4 of Shakubuku Kyoten by Noah S. Brannen http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/3183

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  2. SGI members deny the existence of SGI's "Bible of Shakubuku" edited by Daisaku Ikeda. It is known in Japanese as the Shakubuku Kyoten [Holy Scripture of Shakubuku] and Manual of Forced Conversion.

    It is cited in the scholarly paper, HAPPINESS AND LIFE'S OBJECTIVE Chapter 4 of Shakubuku Kyoten by Noah S. Brannen http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/3183

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  3. no one care's about his stupid poems either. but he likes to buy titles.

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  4. Mark and Greg, you guys might want to see this new reddit lotus sutra discussion group. No sectarian mentions so far, other then a tie to a tendai priest, so far. The group will be doing the three fold Lotus chapter by chapter, starting with muryogikyo. They say 3-4 weeks per chapter. don't know who they are but it will no doubt attract Lotus Sutra fans from Tendai, Zen and Nichiren, no mention of Nichiren yet.

    The regular reddit buddhist group is primarily theravadin. It might be interesting to give input.
    http://www.reddit.com/r/LotusGroup/


    dc

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  5. Btw, best not to brag about blog hits. I closed my saddharmapundarika page some time ago, although i still own the domain. I was getting 1500-2000 international hits a day, but it's all bots. Nothing to brag about. It's strictly fingernail size.

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  6. "If one veers from the path of mentor and disciple, then even if one upholds the Lotus Sutra, one will fall into the hell of incessant suffering." - Ikeda

    "When President Ikeda passes away, he will still be our mentor." - SGI-Australia

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