[Vaiśravaṇa Heavenly-King, the Protector of the World, said to the Buddha:]
“World-Honored One! I will protect this teacher of the Dharma with these divine spells. I also will protect the person who keeps Myōhō Renge Kyō so that he may have no trouble within a hundred yojanas’ distance.”
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Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 13, 2025
Just as Bodhisattvas are superior to Śrāvakas or to Pratyekabuddhas, Myōhō Renge Kyō is superior to any other sūtra.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 12, 2025
Anyone who, while seeking the enlightenment of the Buddha, sees or hears Myōhō Renge Kyō, and after hearing Myōhō Renge Kyō, understands Myōhō Renge Kyō by faith and keeps Myōhō Renge Kyō, know this, will approach Anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 11, 2025
A Bodhisattva who wishes
To expound Myōhō Renge Kyō without fear
In the evil world
After [my extinction]
Should perform proper practices
And approach proper things.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 10, 2025
“Great-Eloquence! Now Many-Treasures Tathāgata caused his stūpa to spring up from underground in order to hear Myōhō Renge Kyō [directly from me].
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 9, 2025
The Buddha said to the rākṣasas:
“Excellent, excellent! Your merits will be immeasurable even when you protect the person who keeps only the name of Myōhō Renge Kyō. Needless to say, so will be your merits when you protect the person who keeps Myōhō Renge Kyō itself, and makes to a copy of Myōhō Renge Kyō hundreds of thousands of offerings such as flowers, incense, necklaces, powdered incense, incense applicable to the skin, incense to burn, streamers, canopies, music, and various lamps like lamps of butter oil, oil lamps, lamps of perfumed oil, lamps of sumanas-flower oil, lamps of campaka flower oil, lamps of vārṣika-flower oil, and lamps of utpala-flower oil. Kunti! You [rākṣasas] and your attendants should protect this teacher of the Dharma.”
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 8, 2025
The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones,
Expound Myōhō Renge Kyō only once
In hundreds of millions of billions of kalpas,
That is, in an inconceivable number of kalpas.Therefore, anyone who hears Myōhō Renge Kyō
And practices the Way
After my extinction,
Should have no doubts about Myōhō Renge Kyō.He should expound Myōhō Renge Kyō with all his heart;
Then he will be able to meet Buddhas
Throughout all his existences,
And quickly attain the enlightenment of the Buddha.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 7, 2025
I expounded this expedient teaching in order to cause them
To enter the Way to the wisdom of the Buddha.
I never said to them:
“You will be able to attain the enlightenment of the
Buddha.” I never said this
Because time was not yet ripe for it.
Now is the time to say it.
I will expound Myōhō Renge Kyō definitely.
I expounded various sūtras of the nine elements
According to the capacities of all living beings.
I expounded various sūtras
Because those sūtras were a basis for Myōhō Renge Kyō.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 6, 2025
Therefore, the man of wisdom
Who hears the benefits of these merits
And who keeps Myōhō Renge Kyō after my extinction,
Will be able to attain
The enlightenment of the Buddha
Definitely and doubtlessly.
Myōhō Renge Kyō Promise for Feb. 5, 2025
“Furthermore, Ajita! Those who hear of my longevity of which I told you, and understand the meaning of my words, will be able to obtain innumerable merits, which will help them attain the unsurpassed wisdom of the Tathāgata. Needless to say, those who hear Myōhō Renge Kyō, cause others to hear Myōhō Renge Kyō, keep Myōhō Renge Kyō, cause others to keep Myōhō Renge Kyō, copy Myōhō Renge Kyō, cause others to copy Myōhō Renge Kyō, or offer flowers, incense, necklaces, banners, streamers, canopies, perfumed oil, and lamps of butter oil to a copy of Myōhō Renge Kyō, will be able to obtain immeasurable merits. These merits will help them obtain the knowledge of the equality and differences of all things.