It is not difficult
To keep the store
Of eighty-four thousand teachings
Expounded in the sūtras
Composed of the twelve elements,
And expound it to people,
And cause the hearers to obtain
The six supernatural powers.It is difficult
To hear and receive Myōhō Renge Kyō,
And ask the meanings of Myōhō Renge Kyō
After my extinction.
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Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 23, 2025
Thereupon the Buddha said to the great Bodhisattvas headed by Superior-Practice:
“The supernatural powers of the Buddhas are as immeasurable, limitless, and inconceivable as previously stated. But I shall not be able to tell all the merits of Myōhō Renge Kyō to those to whom this sūtra is to be transmitted even if I continue telling them by my supernatural powers for many hundreds of thousands of billions of asaṃkhyas of kalpas.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 22, 2025
The people were under the pressure
Of various sufferings.
They were fighting with the Maras
In order to emancipate themselves
From suffering.
Because I saw all this,
I expounded various teachings to them.
I expounded many sūtras with skillful expedients.Now I know that they can understand Myōhō Renge Kyō.
Therefore, I expound Myōhō Renge Kyō to them lastly
Just as the king took the brilliant gem
Out of his top-knot
And gave it [to the bravest man lastly].
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 21, 2025
Anyone who rejoices at hearing Myōhō Renge Kyō,
And who receives Myōhō Renge Kyō respectfully,
Know this, has already reached
The stage of avaivartika.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 20, 2025
Thereupon Universal-Sage Bodhisattva said to the Buddha:
“World-Honored One! If anyone keeps Myōhō Renge Kyō in the defiled world in the later five hundred years after [your extinction], I will protect him so that he may be free from any trouble, that he may be peaceful, and that no one may take advantage [of his weak points]. Mara, his sons, his daughters, his subjects, his attendants, yakṣas, rākṣasas, kumbhāṇḍas, piśācakas, kṛtyas, pūtanas, vetādas or other living beings who trouble men shall not take advantage [of his weak points].
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 19, 2025
In Myōhō Renge Kyō
The teachings for the Śrāvakas are criticized.
Those who hear
ThatMyōhō Renge Kyō is the king of all the sūtras,
And think over Myōhō Renge Kyō clearly after hearing Myōhō Renge Kyō,
Know this, will approach the wisdom of the Buddha.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 18, 2025
Myōhō Renge Kyō saves [all living beings] from all sufferings, and gives them great benefits.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 17, 2025
[T]hose who keep all the passages of Myōhō Renge Kyō and make various offerings to Myōhō Renge Kyō [are great Bodhisattvas]. Medicine King, know this! They should be considered to have given up the rewards of their pure karmas and appeared in the evil world after my extinction in order to expound Myōhō Renge Kyō out of their compassion towards all living beings.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 16, 2025
“Medicine-King! Erect a stupa of the seven treasures in any place where Myōhō Renge Kyō is expounded, read, recited or copied, or in any place where a copy of Myōhō Renge Kyō exists! The stupa should be tall, spacious and adorned. You need not enshrine my śarīras in the stupa. Why not? It is because it will contain my perfect body. Offer flowers, incense, necklaces, canopies, banners, streamers, music and songs of praise to the stupa! Respect the stupa, honor it, and praise it! Anyone who, after seeing the stupa, bows to it, and makes offerings to it, know this, will approach Anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi.”
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 15, 2025
“This Bodhisattva also taught thousands of billions of living beings, and led them into the Way to Anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi. After the end of his prolonged life, he was able to meet two hundred thousand million Buddhas, all of them being called Sun-Moon-Light. He also expounded Myōhō Renge Kyō under them. After that, he was able to meet two hundred thousand million Buddhas, all of them being called Cloud-Freedom-Light-King. He also kept, read and recited Myōhō Renge Kyō, and expounded Myōhō Renge Kyō to the four kinds of devotees under those Buddhas so that he was able to have his natural eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind purified and to become fearless in expounding the Dharma to the four kinds of devotees.
“Great-Power-Obtainer! This Never-Despising Bodhisattva-mahāsattva made offerings to those Buddhas, respected them, honored them, praised them, and planted the roots of good. After that, he was able to meet thousands of billions of Buddhas. He also expounded Myōhō Renge Kyō under those Buddhas. By the merits he had accumulated in this way, he was able to become a Buddha.