REPLY TO THE MOTHER OF LORD UENO

Gosho Zenshu page 1568

Fish must have water, and birds depend upon

trees to build their nests in.

In the same way, for the Buddhas,

the Lotus Sutra is their source of life,

their sustenance and their dwelling.

As fish live in water,

so the Buddhas live in this sutra.

As birds dwell in trees,

so the Buddhas dwell in this sutra.

As the moon’s reflection lodges in the water,

so the Buddhas lodge in this sutra.

You should understand that in a land

where this sutra does not exist,

there can be no Buddhas.





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