Honor Be: To the Eternal Dharma that equally benefits all, The One Vehicle of Myōhō Renge Kyō

Let’s discuss the “Dharma Treasure”:

“By Odo Daie” is “The Great Wisdom”: it is the supreme truth of the universe which Shakyamuni Buddha became enlightened to from the results of all his spiritual practices.

Ending all (Kugyo) penance [austerity], he entered quietly into meditation under the Bodhi Tree and finally became enlightened to the truth and the reality of the universe. This realm is to be understood – from the macrocosm of the universe to the microcosm of the atom – to exist only through the workings of cause and effect [karma].

Perceiving our reality through the “Eye Of A Buddha” (or enlightenment) as Shoho Jisso (the ultimate reality of all things), we might say, “Ah. It is so very mystic! I cannot even describe this using words. Minds of sentient beings cannot even fathom it. I name this ” Myō.” I name being enlightened to the Law (Dharma) as “Myōhō.” Being so, the great truth of cause and effect is Myōhō.

“Renge” (the lotus flower) is a symbol for Myōhō (the great truth of cause and effect). The pure Lotus lives in the swamp but blooms pristine and beautiful flowers with no stains of mud. Myōhō is as pure as the lotus. The Buddha’s enlightenment is the ultimate reality of all things based on that great truth of cause and effect (from the viewpoint of the enormity of the universe, to large world problems, to the smaller problems of the individual, and also to the entirety of problems that exist in this world). The Buddha, after all, integrated all aspects into the Kyo (Sutra) of Myōhō Renge Kyō.