From the Biography of Nippo:
"It says in the Jogyo Shoden-sho (written in 1282)
'Nippo wanted to carve a statue of Nichiren. He prayed to Shichimen Daimyojin. Was it a response (kannou) to his prayers? He found a log floating in the river. He used it to engrave the Kaidan-in Honzon. Next, he made statues of Nichiren. Altogether, three statues. One of the statues is just 3 su-n (9 centimeters) tall.' The Daishou (=Buddha, i.e., Nichiren) inscribed the Kaidan-in Honzon (=DaiGohonzon) and Nippo engraved it. This is the present plank Honzon. That is, it is the Gohonzon that was in the Grand Hall at Minobu. Because of Nippo's long and masterful expertise as an artisan, he made one statue of the Daishou 3 su-n (9 cm.) tall....The plank Honzon and statues are now at Fuji.... When Nikko left Minobu, Nippo left with him."
Nippo Den/Biography of Nippo, Fuji Seiten, pgs. 731-732
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Posted by chogenki at April 12, 2008 08:46 PM