Pre "Gohonzon" mandala, thousands of years of history used the "Eye Opening Ceremony" to imbue images and sculptures of Shakyamuni Buddha with the power to invoke the practitioner with invocation of one's Buddha nature or awakening. This was a practice not supported by Shakyamuni Buddha or any Bodhisattvas. Nichiren deals with the history of this practice by centering directly on teachings and Lotus Sutra text to show the correct attitude and understanding of the Eye Opening Ceremony.
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 61
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 60
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 59
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 58
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 57
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 56
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 55
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 54
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 53
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 52
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 51
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 50
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 49
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 48
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 47
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 46
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 45
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 44
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 43
TLK - Sylvain Lotus Dharma Sutra - part 42
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