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What iikey iipassage iifrom iiNichiren iiDaishonin's iiletter ii"The iiTrue iiAspect iiof iiAll
iiPhenomena" iistresses iithe iiimportance iiof iifaith, iipractice iiand iistudy? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Exert iiyourself iiin iithe iitwo iiways iiof iipractice iiand iistudy. iiWithout iipractice iiand iistudy,
iithere iican iibe iino iiBuddhism. iiYou iimust iinot iionly iipersevere iiyourself; iiyou iimust iialso
iiteach iiothers. iiBoth iipractice iiand iistudy iiarise iifrom iifaith ii(WND-1, ii386)
What iiare iithe iitwo iikey iicomponents iiof iipractice iiin iiNichiren iiBuddhism? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Nichiren iiBuddhist iipractice iiconsists iiof iipractice iifor iioneself iiand iipractice iifor iiothers.
iiThese iiare iicompared iito iithe iitwo iiwheels iiof iia iicart; iiboth iiare iinecessary iifor iithe iicart
iito iimove iiahead iiproperly.
What iidoes ii"Nam" iiof iiNam-myoho-renge-kyo iimean? ii- iiAnswers ii-to iidedicate iione's
iilife
Rather iithan iibeing iidistinct iirealms iithat iicertain iibeings iiinhabit, iiwhat iiare iithe iiTen
iiWorlds iiaccording iito iithe iiLotus iiSutra? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiTen iiWorlds iiare iiconditions
iiof iilife iithat iieveryone iihas iithe iipotential iito iiexperience iiat iiany iitime.
In iithe iiconcept iiof iithe iiTen iiWorlds, iiwhat iidifferentiates iithe iifour iinoble iiworlds iifrom
iithe iisix iipaths? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iisix iipaths iidescribe iistates iiof iilife iieasily iiinfluenced
iiby iiexternal iicircumstances. iiThe iifour iinoble iiworlds iirepresent iia iiself-determined
iihappiness iithat iiis iiuncontrolled iiby iithe iienvironment.
How iidoes iiNichiren iidescribe iithe iimeaning iiof ii"attain" iias iiit iipertains iito ii"attaining
iiBuddhahood"? ii- iiAnswers ii-"Attain" iimeans iito iiopen iior iireveal. iiIt iiis iito iireveal iithat
iithe iibeings iiof iithe iiDharma-realm iiare iiBuddhas iieternally iiendowed iiwith iithe iithree
iibodies ii(OTT, ii126)
Nichiren iistates, ii"Each iithing—the iicherry, iithe iiplum, iithe iipeach, iithe iidamson—in iiits
iiown iientity, iiwithout iiundergoing iiany iichange, iipossesses iithe iieternally iiendowed
iithree iibodies" ii(The iiRecord iiof iithe iiOrally iiTransmitted iiTeachings, iip. ii200). iiWhat
iidoes iithis iipassage iisuggest iiregarding iithe iiattainment iiof iiBuddhahood? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Attaining iiBuddhahood iimeans iigiving iifree iiand iifull iiplay iito iiour iiunique iiinherent
iiqualities iiand iileading iia iidynamic iiand iimost iifulfilling iiway iiof iilife
In ii"The iiReal iiAspect iiof iithe iiGohonzon," iiwhat iidoes iiNichiren iiDaishonin iisay iiabout
iiseeking iithe iiGohonzon? ii- iiAnswers ii-Never iiseek iithis iiGohonzon iioutside iiyourself.
, iiThe iiGohonzon iiexists iionly iiwithin iithe iimortal iiflesh iiof iius iiordinary iipeople iiwho
iiembrace iithe iiLotus iiSutra iiand iichant iiNam-myoho-renge-kyo ii(WND-1, ii832)
Today, iithe iiSGI iihas iiembraced iithe iiGohonzon iias iiNichiren iitruly iiintended. iiWhat
iidoes iiNichiren iisay iiabout ii"this iigreat iimandala"? ii- iiAnswers ii-I iiwas iithe iifirst iito iireveal
iias iithe iibanner iiof iipropagation iiof iithe iiLotus iiSutra iithis iigreat iimandala ii(WND-1, ii831)
Through iichanting iiNam-myoho-renge-kyo, iihow iido iiwe iiproduce iithe iimost iimeaningful
iiresults iior iirewards? ii- iiAnswers ii-Chanting iiNam-myoho-renge-kyo iiproduces iithe iimost
iimeaningful iirewards iiwhen iiaccompanied iiby iiaction iior iieffort.
In ii"The iiThree iiKinds iiof iiTreasure," iiwhat iidoes iiNichiren iiinstruct iiShijo iiKingo iito iido iiin
iidealing iiwith iijealous iicolleagues, iisome iiof iiwhom iihad iispread iirumors iiand iimade
iifalse iireports iiabout iihim? ii- iiAnswers ii-Live iiso iithat iiall iithe iipeople iiof iiKamakura iiwill
iisay iiin iiyour iipraise iithat iiNakatsukasa iiSaburo iiSaemon-no-jo ii[Shijo iiKingo] iiis iidiligent
iiin iithe iiservice iiof iihis iilord, iiin iithe iiservice iiof iiBuddhism, iiand iiin iihis iiconcern iifor
iiother iipeople ii(WND-1, ii851).
In iithe iisame iiletter, iiwhat iidoes iiNichiren iialso iisay iito iiShijo iiKingo iiabout iithe
iisignificance iior iipurpose iiof iiBuddhism? ii- iiAnswers ii-Nichiren iiencouraged iihim iithat
iithe iientire iisignificance iior iipurpose iiof iiBuddhism iilies iiin iithe iiBuddha's ii"behavior iias
iia iihuman iibeing" ii(WND-1, ii852) iito iifundamentally iirespect iiall iipeople.
Nichiren iiBuddhism iiexists iito iienable iipeople iito iichange iitheir iikarma iiand iibecome
iitruly iihappy. iiWhat iiis iikarma? ii- iiAnswers ii-Karma iiis iia iiSanskrit iiword iithat iimeans
ii"action." iiIt iiexplains iithe iiworkings iiof iicause iiand iieffect iithat iispan iithe iiboundaries iiof
iilife iiand iideath.
Describe iithe iiprocess iiof iichanging iikarma iiin iiNichiren iiBuddhism. ii- iiAnswers ii-To
iichange iikarma iiarising iifrom iirejecting iior iislandering iithis iifundamental iiLaw, iiwe iineed
iito iimake iithe iimost iifundamental iigood iicause, iiwhich iiis iito iiprotect iiand iispread iithat
iiLaw iifor iithe iisake iiof iipeople's iihappiness. iiThis iimeans iito iibelieve iiin iithe iicorrect
iiteaching iiof iithe iiMystic iiLaw, iito iipractice iiit iicorrectly, iiand iito iiuphold, iiprotect iiand
iiteach iiit iito iimany iipeople. iiIn iithis iiway, iiwe iican iiimmediately iichange iithe iidirection iiof
iiour iilives, iifrom iione iibound iifor iisuffering iito iione iiof iiincreasing iipower iiand iijoy
iideriving iifrom iithe iilaw iiof iilife.
How iidoes iiNichiren iiBuddhism iiview iiobstacles, iisufferings iiand iinegative iiinfluences
iithat iiarise iiin iithe iicourse iiof iiworking iifor iikosen-rufu? ii- iiAnswers ii-Nichiren iiDaishonin
iitaught iithat iito iiencounter iisuch iiopposition iiis iiin iifact iia iibenefit. iiThat iiis iibecause iiby
iimeeting iiand iiwinning iiover iidifficulties, iiwe iinaturally iicarry iiout iithe iiprocess iiof
ii"lessening iiour iikarmic iiretribution."
What iiis iithe iiprinciple iiof ii"lessening iikarmic iiretribution"? ii- iiAnswers ii-Through iithe
iibenefit iiof iidevoting iiourselves iiand iileading iiothers iito iithe iiMystic iiLaw, iithe iiheavy
iiconsequences iiof iiour iikarma iican iiquickly iibe iilightened. iiThat iiis, iiwe iican iieffectively
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