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Record
of the Orally Transmitted
Teachings of Nichiren Daishonin
- Ongi Kuden -
Chapter 27: The Former Deeds of King
Wondrous Splendor [Myoshogonno Honji]
The sutra states, "Encountering the Buddha is as difficult as
encountering the udumbara flower. Or as difficult as it is for the one-eyed
turtle to encounter a floating log with a hole in it." All living beings are the one-eyed turtle. The log floating in the great sea
of birth and death containing the great hollow that is Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
is the Lotus Sutra. (Gosho Zenshu p.
The sutra states, "In the midst of the Buddha's Law, there was
a king named Wonderful Adornment and he had two sons, one named Jozo and the other
named Jogen." Now the common people of Japan are like King Myoshogonno, and Nichiren
and his disciples who embrace and chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo are like his
sons. (Gosho Zenshu p. The sutra states, "We have been blessed with great good fortune
from past existences and so have been born in an age where we can encounter the
Buddha's Law." If one forms a relationship with even a single character of the Mystic Law,
the blessings [stored within one's life as a result] will not diminish even
after 100 million kalpas and one will be able to polish and manifest Buddhahood
inherent in one's own life. (Gosho
Zenshu p. The sutra states, "World Honored One, these two sons of mine have
carried out the Buddha's work, employing transcendental powers and
transformations to turn my mind away from heresies, enabling me to abide safely
in the Buddha's law and permitting me to see the World Honored One."
When the parents attain Buddhahood, then so will the child. And when the
child attains Buddhahood then so will the parents.
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