Gosho Passage - May 18, 2026

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"The Lotus Sutra is both the teaching of the Buddha and the embodiment of the Buddha wisdom. If one puts sincere faith in each character and brushstroke in it, then one will become a Buddha in one’s present form. For example, a piece of white paper becomes black when dipped in black ink, and black lacquer turns white when white liquid is poured into it. Just as poison turns into medicine, so do ordinary individuals change into Buddhas. Accordingly we call it the wonderful Law."



From Gosho "The Teaching That Accords with the Buddha’s Mind" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 969)