Nichiren

The people of today all turn their backs upon what is right; to a person, they give their allegiance to evil.

Nichiren (6 April 1222 – 13 October 1282) was a Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period.

Quotes

• In judging the relative merit of Buddhist doctrines, I, Nichiren, believe that the best standards are those of reason and documentary proof. And even more valuable than reason and documentary proof is the proof of actual fact.
  • "Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain," in The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, as edited and translated by the Gosho Translation Committee (Soka Gakkai: 1999), p. 599

On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land

in The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, as edited and translated by the Gosho Translation Committee (Soka Gakkai: 1999)

• The people of today all turn their backs upon what is right; to a person, they give their allegiance to evil.
  • p. 7

• If we do not admonish the evil priests, how can we hope to do good?
  • p. 12