| This is NOT an official site of the Nichiren Shoshu Shoshin-kai |
| Model of Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine and Military Barracks (Based on an old restored map) - Originally built by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi in 1063, it was relocated to its current location in Kamakura in 1180 by Minamoto no Yoritomo. - Hachiman is the god of war and the patron god of the Minamoto family as well as of all samurai. - On September 12, 1271 Nichiren Daishonin stopped at this shrine to speak his "last words" to Bodhisattva Hachiman the night he was taken to Tatsunokuchi Beach to be executed. |
| Entering Wakamiya Avenue, I looked at the crowd of warriors surroundng me and said, "I will not cause any trouble. Don't worry, I merely wish to say my last words to Bodhisattva Hachiman." I got down from the horse and called out, "Bodhisattva Hachiman, are you truly a god? When Wake no Kiyomaro was about to be beheaded, you appeared as a moon ten feet wide. When the Great Teacher Dengyo lectured on the Lotus Sutra, you bestowed upon him a purple surplice. I, Nichiren, am the greatest votary of the Lotus Sutra in Japan, and entirely without guilt. ... "On the Buddha's Behavior" Major Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Vol. 1 |
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