Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Nichiren on contributions disappearing without a trace (Sho Hondo, the Grand Main Temple as an example).

"In the same way, the donations made by people today may seem impressive, but they are offerings of fiefs won in battle, or of wealth gained by heedlessly oppressing the people. Though these gifts appear to be great acts of devotion to the Buddha, not only will the people who offer them fail to attain Buddhahood, but their contributions will vanish without a trace."

The Sho Hondo Grand Main Temple is the most noteworthy example! It has disappeared without a trace.

"Again, even if one does no harm to others and honestly strives to make offerings, there will be cases in which one does not attain Buddhahood. To illustrate, if one plants good seed in a bad field, the seed itself will be ruined, and one will in turn suffer loss. Even if one is sincere, if the person to whom one makes offerings is evil, those offerings will fail to produce benefit; rather, they will cause one to fall into the evil paths." - Nichiren

Offerings to the Soka Gakkai, Daisaku Ikeda, and the high salaried top Japanese senior leaders only benefit them, not those offering alms. Nichiren on contributions disappearing without a trace (Sho Hondo as an example).

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