The World today is full of Authoritarian oppression and Willful Ignorance. Our chanting of NaMuMyoHoRenGeKyo and recitation of Gongyo is the only influence with the power to rebuff these negative forces.

The Lotus Sutra is the culminating and ultimate teaching of Shakyamuni and must be practiced as such in order to realize maximal life condition.

Our sincere gifts to votaries, Bodhisattvas, and teachers of the Law are repaid in profound support for our Buddha life condition.

Nichiren shows through scholarship the justification for his creation of the Mandala of Gohonzon in 13th century Japan.

With the Law ( MyoHoRenGeKyo) as our basis for living well and realizing our greatest potential in this Samsaric life, leading by example and assistance to others, we achieve rewards far beyond any human mundane efforts or gifts.

As we practice to awaken our Buddha mind we achieve "Self Manifestation", the energy of all formations.

All teachings of Shakyamuni taught before and after the Lotus Sutra, MyoHoRenGeKyo, are teachings for the minds of others; while the Lotus is a teaching of the Buddha's own mind.

Assisting others to practice the way of MyoHoRenGeKyo is the Bodhisattva practice. To repay our teachers in life is to have disciplined and resolute practice.

Nichiren quotes from Shakyamuni's sermons and commentaries from other Bodhisattva to show that the Lotus is the culminating and only efficacious teaching for this age, and his own unique position as votary of the Lotus Sutra.

This analogy or Parable is a story to deepen our appreciation for the tremendous opportunity we have encountered to attain our Buddha through the method of the Lotus Sutra - NaMuMyoHoRenGeKyo