Hi! I’ve translated the story about the Jotakuji temple and the seeds. Jotakuji is famed as a ginkgo temple.It’s located about 5.5miles north east from Minobusan. It was originally an ashram for Shingon (esoteric Buddhism)sect.
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The Form of the Gohonzon
Revealed in the Lotus Sutra
The object of worship (Honzon) at the scene of this transmission of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo from the Eternal Buddha to His original disciples is suspended in …
Honzons in Other Sects
Our Debt to the Eternal Buddha
Since it has been revealed that Sakyamuni is the Eternal Buddha, all Bodhisattvas Nikko and Gakko who are disciples of Yakushi Buddha in the eastern world; Bodhisattva …
Attending Both Sides of the Eternal Buddha
Strife
Predicting the beginning of the Latter Age in Japan, Grand Master Dengyo states in his Outstanding Principles of the Lotus Sutra16 (Hokke Shuku): As for the time, we are …
The Ninth Consciousness
Absolute Reality of the Gohonzon
Never seek the Gohonzon outside yourself. When you, sentient beings, embrace the Lotus Sutra, the Gohonzon resides within your own bodies that chant Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. You call …
Filial Piety
Overcoming Sorrow
You (Jonin Toki) brought your mother’s ashes to Minobu and placed them at the altar where the Buddha Sakyamuni, our original teacher, is enshrined. You prostrated yourself with hands together in gassho before …
Parents and Children
Children are Treasures
A girl will marry into another family, and a boy will succeed after his father as the head of the family. Even if you had conquered all of Japan, who will …
Women’s Power
Seeded Works
An arrow is directed by the power of its bow. The clouds move with the power of wind. The works of man (husband) are seeded by his wife.
Toki Ama Gozen Gosho
Letter to Toki …
