Buddha Nichiren Daishonin passed away on October 13th,
1282 at the Hour of the Dragon (around eight o’clock in the morning) at the
residence of Munenaka in Ikegami, Province of Musashi. At the time of his death
there was an earthquake and the cherry trees in the garden bloomed out of season.
Between October and November, in the Head Temple Taisekiji and in local temples
worldwide celebrate the Oeshiki Ceremony.
In the “Orally Transmitted Teachings” (Ongi
kuden), the Daishonin states: At present, when Nichiren and His disciples
earnestly chant Nam- Myoho-Renge-Kyo, they shall become enlightened to the
truth that birth and death are eternal phases of existence, and that extinction
and emergence are also original and eternal. Additional concepts can be
included in this. Non-existence and existence, birth and death, disappearance
and appearance, the Buddha’s life and after his death: all of these are the originally
eternal and immutable aspects of life for all living beings. (Gosho,
p.1767) (extracted from The Doctrines and Practice of Nichiren
Shoshu, Nichiren Shoshu Overseas Bureau, [pdf], Japan, 2010 pp. 43-44)
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