Buddhism in a Nutshell

During (Sudatta's) last period of poverty, when all the people had fled or perished and only he and his wife remained, they had five measures of rice that would nourish them for five days. At that time, five people -- Mahakashyapa, Shariputra, Ananda, Rahula and Shakyamuni buddha -- came one after another to beg for the five measures of rice, which Sudatta gave them. From that day on, Sudatta was the wealthiest man in all India, and he built Jetavana Monastery. From this, you should understand all things. 

(WND, 1086) 

 Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo is the answer, no matter the question.

Global Citizens chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo

 

Pray With Faith, The Great Lantern That Illuminates....

The great lantern that illuminates the long night of the sufferings of birth and death, the sharp sword that severs the fundamental darkness inherent in life, is none other than the Lotus Sutra. 

 (WND, 1038)

"There Is Only One Superior Teaching..." There, I said it.

Among my disciples, those who think themselves well versed in Buddhism are the ones who make errors. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the heart of the Lotus Sutra. It is like the soul of a person. To revere another teaching as its equal is to be like a consort who is married to two emperors, or who secretly commits adultery with a minister or a humble subject. It can only be a cause for disaster. (WND, 903) 

The Government Has Acted Without Reason, Still I Must Not Bear Any Hatred....

I, Nichiren, am hated by the people of Japan. This is entirely due to the fact that the lord of Sagami regards me with animosity. I grant that the government has acted quite without reason, but even before I encountered my difficulties, I foresaw that troubles of this kind would occur, and I resolved that, whatever might happen to me in the future, I must not bear any hatred toward others. This determination has perhaps acted as a prayer, for I have been able to come safely through any number of trials. (WND, 686)

The Power of a Word

 It is an undeniable fact that fire can at once reduce even a thousand-year-old field of pampas grass to ashes, and that the merit one has formed over a hundred years can be destroyed with a single word. (WND 636)

The Buddha's Mind is The Lotus Sutra.

A person can know another's mind by listening to the voice. This is because the physical aspect reveals the spiritual aspect. The physical and spiritual, which are one in essence, manifest themselves as two distinct aspects; thus the Buddha's mind found expression as the written words of the Lotus Sutra. These written words are the Buddha's mind in a different from. Therefore, those who read the Lotus Sutra must not regard it as consisting of mere written words, for thse words are in themselves the Buddha's mind.