Nichiren daishonin biography of mahatma gandhi

Nichiren was moved by the plight of ordinary people as seen in the daily hardships they experienced in his village.

This concern for human suffering was a profound motivational force in his efforts to grasp the heart of Buddhist doctrine.

In other words, it does not stop with “Nichiren alone.” The Daishonin declares that he has paved the way as the forerunner, and that disciples.

In other words, it does not stop with “Nichiren alone.” The Daishonin declares that he has paved the way as the forerunner, and that disciples.

Nichiren Daishonin, the founder of the Buddhism which we practice, was born the unknown son of a fisherman.

And how unstintingly Nichiren Daishonin would surely praise us!

Nichiren predicted the westward transmission of Buddhism, convinced that his Buddhist teachings would be transmitted from Japan to India and further spread.

Mahadev Dasei, Gandhi's faithful secretary, gives us more information about this person, who was obviously a follower of Nichiren Daishonin.

In one of his letters, he describes how, from the time he was a child, he had prayed to “become the wisest person in all Japan.”^[1]

At 12, he began his schooling at a local temple called Seicho-ji and formally entered the priesthood at 16.

He then traveled across Japan and studied the teachings of the major Buddhist schools. After some 10 years of study, he concluded that the Lotus Sutra represented the heart of the Buddha’s enlightenment.

At 32, the Daishonin returned to Seicho-ji where, on April 28, 1253, he chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo publicly for the first time, proclaiming his teaching based on the Lotus Sutra to be capable of leading all people to enlightenement.

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