The shared center — held across the tradition
The Lotus Sūtra is the Buddha's complete teaching.
All previous sutras were preparation; the Lotus is the point — and it declares buddhahood open to everyone, now.
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Chanting the daimoku awakens buddhahood.
Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō — the title of the sutra, chanted, is the practice entire: cause and effect of awakening in one act.
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Held by most — broad, but not universal
Faith is proved by daily life.
Winter always turns to spring, Nichiren wrote from exile — practice shows up as courage in ordinary trouble.
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