Discussion of the “Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One” Chapter (Chapter 21). As the light of the sun and moon can banish all obscurity and gloom, so this person as he passes through the… Volume 5 Chapter 8: “Buddhism for the People”—The Implicit Teaching

Discussion of the “Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One” Chapter (Chapter 21). Ikeda: The Lotus Sutra exists to enable ordinary people —who have been oppressed, made to suffer and derided throughout history —to stand… Volume 5 Chapter 7: Ordinary People Are the True Buddha

Discussion of the “Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One” Chapter (Chapter 21). The people living at the same time as Shakyamuni Buddha had already formed profound karmic ties with him in the past; hence… Volume 5 Chapter 6: The Dawn of “Humanistic Buddhism”

Discussion of the “Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One” Chapter (Chapter 21). As the light of the sun and moon can banish all obscurity and gloom, so this person as he passes through the… Volume 5 Chapter 5: The Transmission to the Bodhisattvas of the Earth

Discussion of “The Bodhisattva Never Disparaging” Chapter (Chapter 20). Ikeda: The seventeenth-century Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Basho wrote, “Myriads of things past / Are brought to my mind -/ These cherry blossoms!” Just as in… Volume 5 Chapter 4: A Struggle Against Arrogance

Discussion of the “Benefits of the Teacher of the Law” Chapter (Chapter 19). The word hosshi, or teacher of the Law, means one who teaches the five practices embracing, reading, reciting, teaching and transcribing the… Volume 5 Chapter 3: Those Who Spread the Mystic Law Can Purify Their Senses

Discussion of “The Benefits of Responding with Joy” Chapter (Chapter 18). Saito: The “Benefits of Responding with Joy” chapter will be the theme of this chapter.Ikeda: When we respond with joy, we receive benefit-that, in… Volume 5 Chapter 2: Joyfully Spreading the Mystic Law

Discussion of the “Distinctions in Benefits” Chapter (Chapter 17). The Buddha preaches a rarely encountered Law, one never heard from times past.The World-Honored One possesses great powers and his life span cannot be measured.The countless… Volume 5 Chapter 1: Those Who Spread the Mystic Law Accumulate Great Life Force

Discussion of “The Life Span of the Thus Come One” Chapter (Chapter 16); The Eternity of Life Ikeda: Let’s continue to explore eternal life. I hope that in this lifetime, we can firmly grasp this… Volume 4 Chapter 11: Eternally Advancing with Great Life Force

Discussion of “The Life Span of the Thus Come One” Chapter (Chapter 16); The Eternity of Life Saito: The more I think about the eternity of life, the more questions I find myself confronted with.… Volume 4 Chapter 10: The Meaning of Eternal Life