What was Nichiren's view on things such as filial piety?
What was Nichiren's view on things such as filial piety?
To what extent was his overall view on Confucian ethics?
In his writing, Hokkemongu (Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra), The Great Master Nichiren said, “If the practitioners of the Lotus Sutra wholeheartedly devote their life to the Lotus Sutra and practice according to its golden words, it is certainly needless to say that not only in the next life, but also in this lifetime they will overcome severe difficulty, prolong their life, receive the great, good fortune of unsurpassed enlightenment, and accomplish the great vow of the widespread, propagation of True Buddhism.”
Re: What was Nichiren's view on things such as filial piety?
Look up Four Debts of Gratitude. Otherwise, your question is too big for this type of forum. You would need to survey Japanese history and culture in the Kamakura period.
There is no suffering to be severed. Ignorance and klesas are indivisible from bodhi. There is no cause of suffering to be abandoned. Since extremes and the false are the Middle and genuine, there is no path to be practiced. Samsara is nirvana. No severance achieved. No suffering nor its cause. No path, no end. There is no transcendent realm; there is only the one true aspect. There is nothing separate from the true aspect.
-Guanding, Perfect and Sudden Contemplation,
-Guanding, Perfect and Sudden Contemplation,
Re: What was Nichiren's view on things such as filial piety?
I can't speak to Confucian ethics, but Nichiren demonstrated profound dedication to his parents and mother, and to parents of his followers via a number of goshos. IIRC when his mother was on her deathbed he traveled to be with her.
Re: What was Nichiren's view on things such as filial piety?
Not only did he travel to be with his mother, he extended her life.
There is no suffering to be severed. Ignorance and klesas are indivisible from bodhi. There is no cause of suffering to be abandoned. Since extremes and the false are the Middle and genuine, there is no path to be practiced. Samsara is nirvana. No severance achieved. No suffering nor its cause. No path, no end. There is no transcendent realm; there is only the one true aspect. There is nothing separate from the true aspect.
-Guanding, Perfect and Sudden Contemplation,
-Guanding, Perfect and Sudden Contemplation,