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.

Monthly Gosho Quote

“The Wealthy Man Sudatta” DEC. 2024

(“Ueno-dono gohenji”)

I will teach you the path to easily attain Buddhahood. To teach a person
something is like greasing the wheels of a heavily loaded cart to ease its
movement forward or floating a boat on water so it can effortlessly glide
ahead. Similarly, the way to become a Buddha is not especially difficult. It
is like giving water to the thirsty in a time of drought or the warmth of a fire
to a freezing man. Or, it is like someone in a time of famine who offers his
last treasured valuable and then when reduced to the point of death, he
unexpectedly receives a gift of food.

(Gosho, p. 1528; The Gosho of Nichiren Daishonin-1, p. 75)

上野殿御返事

易成佛之道,今教之。人所教者,如車重塗油則轉,船浮水則易行。
成佛之易無他。如渴於乾旱者,給予水。凍於寒冰者,給予火。又,
如以無二之物給予人,命絕之際得人之施。(御書1528頁)

上野殿御返事

仏にやすやすとなる事の候ぞ、をしへまいらせ候はん。人のものををし
(教)ふると申すは、車のおも(重)けれども油をぬりてまわり、ふね
(船)を水にうかべてゆきやすきやうにをし(教)へ候なり。仏になりや
すき事は別のやう候はず。旱魃(かんばつ)にかわ(渇)けるものに水え
をあた(与)へ、寒氷(かんぴょう)にこゞ(凍)へたるものに火をあた
ふるがごとし。又、二つなき物を人にあたへ、命のた(絶)ゆるに人のせ
(施)にあふがごとし。 (御書1528頁)