What strikes me most about Nichiren Daishonin's engaged Buddhism is to be found in the Rissho Ankoku Ron (Establish the Right Law and Save the Country):
"How can we do any good thing without criticizing them?"
and
"We should rather eliminate (this one sided teaching) than perform ten thousand prayers."
and
"You should stop the fountainhead, you should cut out the root."
and
"If you wish to realize the peace of our country quickly, you should eliminate them (mistaken doctrines) from our country."
and
"If the four kinds of devotees of all the countries of the world stop making offerings to the bad priests and take refuge in the Good Law, no calamity will take place."
and finally, in conclusion (very last sentences).
"I will not satisfy myself with the pleasure of believing the Right Law. I will lead others by correcting their mistakes."
Posted by markrogow at April 29, 2008 01:46 AM