Question: Among living beings there are two types of persons, evil persons and good persons. And among the various realms into which one may be born there must be good paths and evil paths. Why then should all the people in this country of Japan uniformly be destined to “enter the Avīchi hell”?
Answer: Although the number of people is very great, the karma that they create is the same in nature. Therefore they are all alike destined for the Avīchi hell.
Are we to conclude that Nichiren's appearance in Japan had no effect on the karma of the Japanese people?
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Please explain why Nichiren succeeded in convertingJapanese people ; was supported by Japanese people, and his teachings were preserved by Japanese people?
Propagation of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo was undertaken solely by Japanese people--- and let's not forget how the blogger himself encountered the daimoku--- all due to the propagation efforts of the Japanese people.
It is vital to view any writing of Nichiren's in historical context and to realize that there are many fake, forged and corrupted writings attributed to Nichiren. Never forget the importance of "reason"-- as well.
~Katie Higgins
Too many Japanese distorted the teachings. Actual Proof is the most important of the Three Proofs. Were what they are propagating, the Lotus Sutra, we would expect them to be lessening their karmic retribution. However, the opposite is the reality of the Japanese reality. They are destroying their castle from within, killing off their own children and the entire world with their irradiated food, killing off the ocean, dumping millions, if not billions, of tons of highly radioactive water, and incinerating who knows how much contaminated garbage... These three melted down reactors and their fuel pools, many millions of pounds more than Chernobyl should have been placed in a sarcophagus and the evacuation zones should have exteneded out to include tokyo. The lies from the Japanese Government are enormous and these so callled nichiren Lotus sura Buddhists are living in the midst of this debacle. You will see, the entire Japanese nation will collapse because of their slander of the Law and the destruction of rthe dignity of human life. It is not an accident what has befallen the epicenter Japan.
ReplyDeleteResponse to Katie in several parts.
ReplyDeleteKatie states in a comment that I fail to acknowledge the actual proof of SGI/NST transmitting the Daimoku to the West. The religion of Nichiren is more than the mechanical chanting of the daimoku. For Nichiren, doctrine is of utmost importance:
I suggest Katie plugs in "doctrine", "doctrines", "doctrinal", etc. in the SGI Library major works search engine and read the more than NINE HUNDRED references to doctrine. Here are some examples:
"They are persons who have abandoned a great doctrine and instead chosen lesser doctrines. If we judge from examples in the past, they will probably suffer for countless kalpas in the three evil paths. It is persons such as these that T’ient’ai meant when he said, “If they encounter an evil friend, they will lose their true mind.” (On the Four Stages of Faith).
Part 2
ReplyDelete"They cling to incomplete doctrines and are attached to receiving ALMS and being treated with deference; they recognize only false doctrines, distance themselves from good friends, approach with familiarity such slanderers who delight in attachment to the teachings of the lesser vehicle, and do not believe in the great vehicle. Therefore, they slander the Law of the Buddhas."
A person of wisdom should not fear enemy households, snakes, the poison of fire, the god Indra, the roll of thunder, attacks by swords and staves, or wild beasts such as tigers, wolves, and lions. For these can only destroy one’s life, but cannot cause one to fall into the Avichi hell, which is truly terrifying. What one should fear is slander of the profound teaching as well as companions who are slanderers, for these will surely cause one to fall into the frightful Avichi hell. Even if one befriends evil companions and with evil intent spills the Buddha’s blood, kills one’s own father and mother, takes the lives of many sages, disrupts the unity of the Buddhist Order, and destroys all one’s roots of goodness, if one fixes one’s mind on the correct teaching, one can free oneself from that place. But if there is someone who slanders the inconceivably profound teaching, that person will for immeasurable kalpas be unable to obtain emancipation. However, if there is one who can cause others to awaken to and take faith in a teaching such as this, then that person is their father and mother, and also their good friend. This is a person of wisdom. After the Thus Come One’s passing, that person corrects false views and perverse thoughts, and causes people to enter the true way. For that reason, he has pure faith in the three treasures, and his virtuous actions lead others to enlightenment.” (The Problem to be Pondered Night and Day)
"It is a rare thing to be born as a human being. And if, having been born as such, you do not do your best to distinguish between the correct doctrine and the incorrect so that in the future you may attain Buddhahood, then you are certainly not fulfilling your true worth as a human being." (On Prayer)
Not sharing Nichiren's doctrines on the Lotus Sutra and Eternal Buddha, the SGI/NST member's happiness, which is based on provisional teachings, can only be considered an ephemeral happiness.
Continued.......
Part 3
ReplyDeleteNichiren quotes Tientai: "To liberate oneself from the [three-fold] world by means of the provisional [teachings] is called an ephemeral liberation." (Third Doctrine)
and
"...T’ien-t’ai and Miao-lo are commenting on this passage. In this passage of the sutra, all the teachings, from the Flower Garland Sutra, which was expounded immediately after the Buddha’s enlightenment and which combines both specific and perfect teachings, to the fourteen chapters that comprise the theoretical teaching of the Lotus Sutra, are termed “inferior teachings.” Those who delight in them are called people “meager in virtue and heavy with defilement,” and the liberation achieved through them is shown to be an ephemeral liberation." (ibid. Third Doctrine)
The peaceful practices of the Soka Gakkai, engaging the provisional Buddhists, the Christians and the Muslims, in "warm and constructive dialogue" are those practices of the first fourteen chapters of the Lotus Sutra.
"There is no true happiness other than upholding faith in the Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant by “peace and security in their present existence and good circumstances in future existences.”" (Happiness in this World)
"Now, if you wish to attain Buddhahood, you have only to lower the banner of your arrogance, cast aside the staff of your anger, and devote yourself exclusively to the one vehicle of the Lotus Sutra. Worldly fame and profit are mere baubles of your present existence, and arrogance and prejudice are ties that will fetter you in the next one. Ah, you should be ashamed of them! And you should fear them, too!" (Embracing the Lotus Sutra)
Teaching childen the mere baubles of how to become Trillionaires through chanting the Daimoku, is hardly the faith and practice of the Lotus Sutra. Other examples of SGI mistaken Buddhist teachings are too numerous to count.
NST's doctrine of High Priest, going so far as to altar Gosho and call it "Nichiren's Gosho", is even more perverse.