Sunday, March 15th, 2026
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The Venerable Maudgalyāyana put his faith in the Lotus Sutra, which is the greatest good there is, and thus not only did he himself attain Buddhahood, but his father and mother did so as well. And, amazing as it may seem, all the fathers and mothers of the preceding seven generations and the seven generations that followed, indeed, of countless lifetimes before and after, were able to become Buddhas."
(On Offerings for
Source: Learning Buddhism Together,
Monday, March 16th, 2026
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Never Disparaging was not by any measure an eminent bodhisattva. Nor is he described as a person of great learning. He simply persisted in bowing respectfully to people, declaring: 'I have profound reverence for you, I would never dare treat you with disparagement or arrogance' (LSOC20, 308). Those he addressed, however, far from being grateful, were angered, deriding him for his ignorance and attacking him for what he said.
"But even when some assaulted him with sticks and stones, he just ran to a safe distance and from there once again loudly pro-claimed: 'You are certain to become Buddhas!' He was sensible and flexible. He wisely avoided attempts to do him harm, but still said what needed to be said. No matter how harsh the verbal abuse showered on him, he didn't become pessimistic or dejected. He remained calm and unruffled, and continued his efforts to reach out to others, day after day. His tenacious behaviour shines with genuine humanity."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [57] Creating a Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 1 [0f 5], Carrying Out the Practice of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging on a Global Scale, Be Sensible and Flexible, January 2020 issue of the Daibyaku-renge translation released September 2020
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
MOKUREN SONJA GA HOKEKYO O SHINJI MAIRASESHI DAIZEN WA WAGA MI HOTOKE NI NARU NOMI NARAZU FUBO HOTOKE NI NARI TAMO KAMI SHICHIDAI SHIMO SHICHIDAI KAMI MURYOSHO SHIMO MURYOSHO NO FUBO TO ZONGAI NI HOTOKE TO NARI TAMO
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