Never seek this
Gohonzon
outside yourself. The
Gohonzon
exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the
Lotus Sutra
and chant
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
. The body is the palace of the ninth consciousness, the unchanging reality that reigns over all of life’s functions. To be endowed with the
Ten Worlds
means that all ten, without a single exception, exist in one world. Because of this it is called a
mandala
.
Mandala
is a Sanskrit word that is translated as “perfectly endowed” or “a cluster of blessings.” This
Gohonzon
also is found only in the two characters for faith. This is what the sutra means when it states that one can “gain entrance through faith alone.”
The Gosho "The Real Aspect of the
Gohonzon Reads"
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