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"As I mentioned earlier, however, the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span" chapters we recite are those of the Lotus Sutra as seen from the Daishonin's standpoint of the teaching hidden in the depths. Nichikan explains that we read the "Expedient Means" chapter to "refute" its surface meaning and "borrow" its phrases; we read the "Life Span" chapter, he says, to "refute" its surface meaning and "use" the profound meaning implicit in the chapter. Reading these chapters from the standpoint of Nichiren Buddhism, we refute their surface meaning; it is as though we are saying, "The Lotus Sutra of Shakyamuni has no beneficial power in the Latter Day." At the same time, from Nichiren's standpoint, we also recite the Lotus Sutra because it praises the greatness of the Gohonzon. This way of reading it corresponds to "borrowing" and "using" its words. While there are meticulous arguments to substantiate this explanation, for the time being I will simply confirm the point that in reading the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span" chapters, we do so from the standpoint of Nichiren Buddhism." (from "The Heart of the Lotus Sutra" by Daisaku Ikeda)
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