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GOSHO

are the writings of the Daishonin, our founder. In Nichiren Shoshu, the Gosho writings are upheld as exemplary instructions - a mirror of faith - by which to devote ourselves to faith, practice, and study. We can gain a correct understanding of these writings only by following the directions of our High Priest, who has received the transmission of the essential principles of true Buddhism.

ATTENDING

OKO CEREMONY

on the second Sunday of every month. In the Oko Ceremony, after the Kenzen offering, the recitation of the sutra, and the chanting of Daimoku, the priest presents a sermon, based on the Gosho. The Oko lecture is profoundly significant. Therefore, it is essential for us to attend this sermon together with our families each month without fail and offer our sincerest gratitude to the Three Treasures.

Nichiren Daishonin

Monthly Gosho Quote

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On Remonstrating with Hachiman Feb. 2023

(Kangô Hachiman-shô)

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India was called the land of the moon. It is a name, indicating the advent of
Shakyamuni Buddha. Fusô is the name for ancient Japan, the land of the
rising sun. Indeed, how could a sage not appear in this land? The moon
travels from west to east, which is a sign of the Buddhism that originated
in India spreading to the East. The sun rises in the east, which is an
auspicious sign of the Buddhism that emerged in Japan gradually returning
to India. Moonlight, when compared to the sun, is not as brilliant.
Shakyamuni Buddha expounded the true teaching for only eight years.
Sunlight is brighter than the light of the moon, and this signifies that the
Buddhist teaching [of Nichiren Daishonin] in Japan shall illuminate the
infinite darkness of the fifth Five-hundred-year Period. (Gosho, p. 1543)

 

諫曉八幡抄

天竺國稱爲月氏國,佛可出現之名也。扶桑國稱爲日本國,豈有聖人不出
現乎。月自西向東,月氏之佛法,可東流之相也。日自東出,日本之佛法,
可返回月氏之瑞相也。月光不明,在世但八年也。日光勝過明月,照五五
百歳長闇之瑞相也。(御書1543頁)

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諫暁八幡抄

天竺国をば月氏国と申す、仏の出現し給ふべき名なり。扶桑国をば日本国と申す
、あに聖人出で給はざらむ。月は西より東に向へり、月氏の仏法、東へ流るべき
相なり。日は東より出づ、日本の仏法、月氏へかへるべき瑞相なり。月は光あき
らかならず、在世は但八年なり。日は光明月に勝れり、五五百歳の長き闇を照す
べき瑞相なり。 (御書1543頁)

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