The Merit of Ingyō

When we devote ourselves to the Buddha and the Lotus Sutra, we are also included in the great life of the Buddha. Moreover, it is also ourselves getting included in the Great Mandala, because our practice of the Bodhisattva way as messengers of the Buddha are also activities of the nine realms among the ten realms in the Great Mandala. For example, Kishimojin is included in the Great Mandala. So the activities of Kishimojin are also the activities of the nine realms of the Great Mandala, especially the realm of asura (angry devils). The virtues of Kishimojin’s activities are also the merits of the Great Mandala, or even merits of the Original Buddha. Likewise, as we practice the Bodhisattva way as messengers of the Buddha, our virtues are not only our own but also the Buddha’s merits. This is the merit of Ingyō.

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