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This is the way of meditating on the chief object of worship. Secondly, the five characters Myo-ho-ren-gekyo form the title of the Sutra, so that the name of Dai- moku or ' title ' is given to them. To these five characters, two more viz No-mu (Namas, or ' adora- tion ') are added. Thus we repeat Na-mu-myo-ho- ren-ge-kyo (Nama/i Saddharmapu?2C?cirikaya Sutra- ya), or ' adoration to the Siitra of the Lotus of the Good Law.' This is to believe in the Good Law of the heart vvith the heart of the Good Law. The title of the Sutra which consists of five characters, is the essence of the whole Sutra as well as of the holy teaching of Buddha's whole life, the principle of all NICHI-EEN-SIIU. 145 things, the trntli of eternity, and the secret impor- tance of Buddha's original state and of the virtue of his enlightenment. It is quite beyond the reach of explanation and reasoning, except in so fiir as one may say that it is inexplicable and inconceivable. It is not understood even by the subordinate Buddhas and the highest Bodhisattvas. How much less can it be known by the inferior beings ? It is simply to be believed in, and not to be understood at all. This is the title of the original doctrine. Thirdly, the Kai-dan, or ' phice for receiving in- struction in /S'ila or moral precepts/ of the original doctrine is explained as follows: To keep the ^ila is the most important matter of all the divisions of Buddha's doctrine, whether of the great or small vehicle of the true or of the temporary. Therefore there is in the original doctrine the first true /S'ila which is held by Buddha permanently. The Kai- dan is the Bodhi-ma?z<ia (Do-jo) or ^ place for the way,' where the ceremony to receive instruction in the /S'ila is to be accomplished. The place is now mentioned instead of the law which is to be observed there. The substance of this /S'ila is the title of the five characters Myo-ho-ren-ge-kyo. One who believes in this title and observes it, is said to be the holder of the excellent /S'ila of the original doctrine. The place where he keeps and holds it, is the Pure Land 146 NICm-REN-SHU. of the Calm Light (Jak-ko -jo-do), i. e. the Kai- dan. In short one should rememher that his own body is the Original Buddha (TTon-zoi]), thought is the Good Law (Dai-moku), and the dwelling-place is the Pure Land of Constantly Calm Light (Kai-dan). Thus he should dwell in the Dharmadhatu, or ^spiri- tual state/ of his own thought. Though the rules of practice of Buddhism are various, the three trainings (San-gaku) of the higher morality (Kai), thought (Jo) and learning (E) are the most important. By the higher morality one keeps off the bad conduct of his body ; by the higher thought, he tranquilizes his mind; and by the higher learning, he becomes free from con- fusion and attains to enlightenment. There is no Buddhist sect which does not take these three trainings as the principle of their practice, though each sect possesses its own peculiar excellence. So this sect is the same. The Three Great Secret Laws are the three trainings of the sect. The Kai- dan is of course the morality (Kai). The meditation or thought (Jo) is to believe in the chief object of worship (Hon-zon) and to meditate on the Good Law. The learning (E) is to repeat the title of the Sutra (Dai-moku), which contains the wisdom of all Buddhas, and to show the excellence of the wisdom. If one keeps these Three Secret Laws^ the three NICHT-REN-SHU. 147 trainings are quickly accomplished, and immeasura- ble Samadhis (San-mai) or meditations and Parami- tas (Ha-ra-mitsu) or perfections of practice are spon- taneously completed. Therefore even a being of weak understanding can enter on the precious rank of the enlightened in his present life. Thus the doctrine of this sect is very deep and wonderful indeed. 149 Sanskrit-Chinese Index. Alviisala-mahablmmika- -^ K-^^'IH dliarma, 8 Akshobhya, 92 ^^ Aiiguttara-nikaya (Pali), 35 $? 1 ^<^ Af/atasatru, 105 lES^ Ag]ta, 73 . ^^^ Ahita,IX ^^^ Advesha, 7 |:g Adhi/jitta, 109 i:r^(Iii^fnN 1 ) Adhipra^mi, 109 Wki^) Adhiraoksha, 7 ^S Adhisila, 109 ^(|]]^:f^ ] ) Anapatrapa, 8 $i\^ Anavatapta, 52 ^J|ii?S(jg) Anagamin, 109 ^^<nl Anathapi?ic?ada, XVII ^l^lf Auityata, 10 ^ Aniyata-bhumika-dliarnia; 9 fvlJ^tg.*^ Apatrapa, 7 g Apapa, IX ^-k^M. Apratisa??zkliva-nirodha, 10 ^i^>i^ Apramada, 7 i^;:gj5^) Aprapti, 9 ^t^ " Abhidharraa, 16 ^Sl!^^® Abhidharma-ko5a-sastriv, 1 ^^,^§^^'<Jn:][| Abliidharma-i)i^aka, 2 ^^JSi 150 AbhiDishkramawa-sutra XV -i^-^^ Abhisheka, 75 ^K Amitabha, 93 l:S"S(l;I^Bi^ ) Amitayur-dhyana-sutra, 105 ^l^llMlilH Amitayus, 126 S:g'^(l5i) Amitayus-sutra, 104 ^S'^^ Amitartha-sutra, 134 I^EjS'^W Amogbava(/ra, 75,79,81 K-i^l'^g: Amogliasiddhi, 93 K-41l"lS?S Ayodhya, 32 WlMM Arupa, 37 Si CI Arbuda, IX ^Isg Arhat, 3,26,110,137 W^M Alobha,, 7 WM Avatamsaka, 52,71 ftaS Avatamsaka-sutra, 22,32 ttS§M Avalokitesvara, 90,97 g$lfln:(^Sfti) Avalokitesvara-vnti, .96,98 gflE "^ Avi(/7lapti-rupa, 5 .^^'^C) Avidya, 85 ^;a^ Avifci, IX i:*11E^) Avaivartika, 129 hv^'^S Asraddhya, 8 K"* Asvagbosha,52, 53,59,106,115HiiT^ Ash^apattra-vnti, 97 <'ME Asa77zkhya, 11,42,62,57 g:|5^g(li^) Asamga, 32 $1^ As'dmguika, 9 fi;^55i( 151 Asawig'^li-samapatti, 9 ^;5?fe! Asa.mskritiX, 4,87 J:^ Asa7?^sb•/tl-dharnla, 10,33,40 |i^^.-ttJ Astika, 47,48,49 •i^-^C^;^^^) Asura, 61 l!^^ Ahi???sa, 7 'ivif^ Ahrikata, 8 S-^ Akasa, 10,11 m'^ Akasagarbha-vrzti,96,9S mmnm Agama, 35,71 g<-n A/^arya, 75,77 a!.^li^ Atinan, 12,14,15,16,35 ^ Adarsana-^/Taaa, 100 ^m'&m Ananda, 26,115 Ayatana, 4 H Ala3'a-vly?lana, 39 ■^^ ^^;^ czr ^S IR-Aanti, 138 !E1^ Indrij^a, 5 —V trshya, S ^ Utpala, IX g?^.^ Upaklesa-bliuniika-dliarma, 8 -A^'gf:g.iH Upagupta, 26, 53, 115 Q^g^^SV^ Upanalia, 8 g^ Upadliya\^a, 28, 73 ^o^ 152 Upali, 21, 26 S^^ Upeksha, 7 ^ Uruvilva-kasyapi, XIV ^S'&'S L t=1 Eka-mudra-parsliad, 91, 95. ] S^3 Ekayana, G6, 138 ] i^ Ekavyavaharika, 52 ] *f gn Ekottaragama, 35 $? 1 ^^^ Auddliatya, 8 i^^ Kapimala, 116 Kapilavastu, XII, XV s)©.^s Karma, 11, 90, 91 ^mm Karraan, 21, 25, 28 s® Karma-parshad, 91, 96 w.m'^ Karma-ma?Z(iala, 90, 94 m'^%m Karma-va)l'ana, 25 Si?^ Karma-va^ra, 93 Si?^^SS Karmanubhava, 90 Si?S Kalpa, 11, 62, 67, 101 :g-^ Ka^iadeva, 116 ^JS5gg Katyayana, 2 ;i!^l Kama, 36 ^ Kaya, 5 •% Kaya-vi^?7ana, 6, 38 •^11 Kalayasas, 105 Mlfi{g<^ Kalasutra, IX SS=g 163 Kalya, XIV S!!^ Kasyapa, 115 B,M Ka.syapiya, 27 ^IMS §H Kaslii, 116 tj$i|^ Kinnara; X £^S^ Kinnara-ra(/a Druma, XV ^^^^("^^W Kumara^iva, 14, 17, 45, 73,104^^i|^:fl Kumarata, 116 SF'S^^^^^i Kumarila-bha^iJa; 13 ^'S^S Kusala-mahabluimika- 'K $|l:g .^ dharma, 7 KU'mlasa??igraha-sila, 70 ^^.'tH-g Kushi, XVIII :Jga,('^i) IWtyanush^Miia-^Mana,100 4§ S^lP Kaiik7-itya; 9 M^^ Kawic^inya, XIV ^^-^ Kaiisidya, 8 Krodha, 8 1^^ Klisli^amano-vif/Z^ana, 38 K lesa-mahabhiini i ka- -K ''^' ^ S -13 dharma, 7 Klesavara?za, 43 !^'^# Ksha^za; 15 Kshatriya, 50 Kshanti, 12 Oi?^(f^}gj) Kshitigarbha-vnti, 96,98 -MM'M Ga(/a6"irsba, XIV ^IS 154 Gandha, 5 ^ Gandharva, X ^S^ Garuc^a, X BM^ Garbha-dhatu, 78,79,88,89,- g^S^ 90,96,99,102 GndhrakiUa, 74,114,140 II1^S(3) Godhanya, XV U^^ Gomukha, 53 #-n Grantha, 32 ¥:^ ahvkm, 4 ^^ Glirayia-vi(//?ana, 6,38 ^^M /vaksliur-viiy/lana, 6,38 ^Sf iTakshus, 4 ^ Z'atur-miidra-pavshad, 81,94 112^3 iTandala, 50 gi?^ Jutta, 5,38 >5 ffitta-rar/a, 38,40 >5W iiitta viprayukta-dharma, 38, >9K-^'S''S 40 iritta-Yiprayukta-sa??iskara, 9 vj'pf ^.^3^J^ A^intamani,' XIX ^^,^5i!;#(*B5) iTetana, 7 £3 ^aitta-dhavma, 5,38,40 >SS^:t^ 7i7ianda, 7 t¥ 155 G^ambu-dvipa; 57,141 6^ayata, 116 6^ara, 10 Gai), 10 6^ihva, 4 G^ihva-vif//^ann, 6,38 G'iviti, 10 Geta, XIV,XV 6''eta-vana Anatliapi?ic<(ada- arama, XIV G^eta-vana-vibara, 29 (rilanaprabha, 46 6-07anaprastliana--sastra, 2 (rileyavara^ia; 43 Ha 'i-* una ig^.^HM Tathagata, 13,23/26,32,35, ^^ 49,53,65,78,80,87,89,104,142 Tathagata- garblia, 6^ Tathagatanu bl i ava, 8 9 Tapana, IX Tiryag-yoni-gata, VIII Tiryag-yoni-sattva, 83 Tushita, 32 Te^/odhara-vrz'ti, 96 Trayasirmsa, XVI 11 Tripifaka, 2,13,14,20,26,49,51, 52,80,85,104,108 I]]^ Triyana, 137 iJl^ 156 Trividha-5ila, 69 Hlfil^tS Trailokya-vir/aya-parsliad; 91, Trailokya-vi^aya-samaya-par- shad, 91;95 ^Ill^|ll^g^3 Dasabhiitni, XIII +■:§ Dasabliumi-vibhaslia-5astra,59 -1-:^ g ^.-^ ff Dana-paramita, 12 I3S^^IS'^(S^) Divakara, 45 m^| Divj^adundubhimeghanirghosha, 97 (KISlE Digha-nikaya (Pali), 35 - 1^^<52 Dirghagama, 35 H^iS Deva, 25,45,47,54,55 [}< Devadatta, 139 5^iM!