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May 16, 2015
Intro: In his preface to a book called the Bennaku Kanjin-sho, sixty-fifth High Priest Nichijun Shonin writes: “Those who practice this Buddhism must pay heed to the path of the master and disciple, trace the orthodoxy of the master’s lineage to verify that the flow of the Law he transmits is correct, and then partake of its pure water. The historical rationale of this is that in the…
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March 01, 2014
Preface – One of the most important underlying principles of the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood is “the lifeblood received by only a single person.” It refers to the proposition that the high priest and the high priest alone receives a mysterious heritage or lifeblood of Nichiren’s teachings. It is this mythology, which has no supporting basis in the teachings of Nichiren that gives the high priest a transcendent importance in…
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November 02, 2013
The following is an excerpt from a speech by SGI President Ikeda at the Kansai Toda Memorial Auditorium, Osaka, Japan, March 4, 1991. It first appeared in the June 10, 1991 World Tribune, pp. 4–5. The Danger of Evil Influences Nichiren Daishonin warned us time and time again that we must not be duped (Jpn taborakasu, whose English translation varies with the context). …
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April 16, 2013
Daily Justice Compilation—Part 1 A Collection of Quotes from the Daily Justice Column “The Daishonin did not passively encounter persecution. Rather, he says that he himself initiated this battle. It was a religious revolution, which he carried out under the “banner of the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo,” the heart of the Lotus Sutra. This is the struggle of kosen-rufu. And, as he indicates when he says, “So the battle…
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January 28, 2013
The Morning and Evening Practice of Gongyo and the SGI Format Based on Nichiren’s Writings Those who put into practice even a phrase or a verse of this sutra are certain to attain the way, for it is the teaching related to them. (WND-1, 80) When we stop to consider it, we find that the sutra itself says, concerning how much or how little of it is to…
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January 07, 2013
An excerpt of President Ikeda’s speech at the 43rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting at Soka Friendship Hall in Tokyo, June 1, 1991. To Attack the Great Is to Take Advantage of Their Greatness When Victor Hugo was in exile, he wrote an essay about Shakespeare, which contains a passage something like: “Those who try to put great people to shame are just trying to enhance themselves by taking…
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December 03, 2012
The following is an excerpt from a speech by SGI President Ikeda at the Kansai Toda Memorial Auditorium, Osaka, Japan, March 4, 1991. It first appeared in the June 10, 1991 World Tribune, pp. 4–5. The Danger of Evil Influences Nichiren Daishonin warned us time and time again that we must not be duped (Jpn taborakasu, whose English translation varies with the context). …
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November 02, 2012
On Nov. 29, 1991, the Soka Gakkai received a notice of excommunication, dated Nov. 28, from the priesthood of Nichiren Shoshu. The following day, Nov. 30, at a Soka Gakkai leaders meeting, SGI President Ikeda referred to Nov. 28 as the Day of Spiritual Liberation, or “spiritual independence day” for the Soka Gakkai and the SGI. It signaled a fresh era of unprecedented development. This action of the Nichiren…
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October 02, 2012
Beyond Idolatry and Self-worship:A Perspective on the Object of Devotion in Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism The following essay is based on Shin Yatomi’s presentation at the Soka Spirit Conference held at the Florida Nature and Culture Center on January 28–30, 2000. I. Introduction: No intermediary is necessary Priests in most religions are respected for their expertise and piety. Lay believers, on the other hand, are assumed to possess less understanding…
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