— THE TRUE ASPECT OF ALL PHENOMENA — (pt.7)
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The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
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But
now you must build your reputation on the Lotus Sutra and give yourself
up to it. At the Ceremony in the Air, when the Buddhas and bodhisattvas
of the ten directions gathered together, the two Buddhas, SHAKYAMUNI
AND MANY TREASURES, NODDED IN AGREEMENT. WHAT THEY DECIDED ON WAS
NOTHING OTHER THAN THE PERPETUATION OF THE LAW THROUGHOUT THE LATTER
DAY.
Many Treasures Buddha had offered Shakyamuni
Buddha a place beside him, and when they unfurled the banner of
Myoho-renge-kyo, the two leaders of the entire multitude made their
decision together. Could there have been anything false in their
decision? THEIR ULTIMATE PURPOSE IN MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE A WAY FOR ALL
OF US LIVING BEINGS TO ATTAIN BUDDHAHOOD.
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Although
I was not at that ceremony, on looking at the sutra, this is
crystal-clear. On the other hand, I may have been at the ceremony, but
since I am a common mortal, it is beyond my power to know the past.
There is no doubt, however, that in my present life I am the votary of
the Lotus Sutra, and that in the future I will therefore reach the seat
of enlightenment without fail. Judging the past from this point of view,
I must have been at the Ceremony in the Air. There can be no
discontinuity between the three existences of past, present, and future.
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Because
I view things this way, I feel immeasurable delight even though I am
now an exile. Joy as well as sorrow moves us to tears. Tears express our
feelings for both blessings and misfortune. The one thousand arhats
shed tears in memory of the Buddha, and in tears Bodhisattva Manjushri
chanted Myoho-renge-kyo.
From among those one thousand arhats, the Venerable Ananda replied in tears, “This is what I heard.”
The
tears of all the others fell, wetting their inkstones, and they wrote
Myoho-renge-kyo, followed by “This is what I heard.” I, Nichiren, now
feel exactly as they did.
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