buddha
July 2008 
A sound and its echo arise simultaneously
Posted on Nov 15th, 2007
by 
jaBuddha
jaBuddha
November 15
Daily Wisdom: From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
"The benefit of all the other sutras is uncertain, because they teach that one must first make good causes and only then can one become a Buddha at some later time. With regard to the Lotus Sutra, when one's hand takes it up, that hand immediately attains Buddhahood, and when one's mouth chants it, that mouth is itself a Buddha, as, for example, the moon is reflected in the water the moment it appears from behind the eastern mountains, or as a sound and its echo arise simultaneously."
Reference:
WND Page 1099
Page 1099 Wu-lung and I-lung
Written to Ueno-ama Gozen on 15 November 1281 from Minobu
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