On Attaining Buddhahood in This Life Daisaku Ikeda soka gakkai epub

The purpose of Buddhist faith and practice is to achieve the life state
of a Buddha. By chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon
with faith and striving to carry out practice for oneself and for others,
anyone can achieve the state of Buddhahood or enlightenment in this
lifetime. Nichiren Buddhism calls this important principle “attaining
Buddhahood in this lifetime.” It contrasts with the general belief
in Buddhism, set forth in sutras other than the Lotus Sutra, that
becoming a Buddha requires countless lifetimes of difficult practices.
Nichiren Daishonin says: “If votaries of the Lotus Sutra carry
out religious practice as the sutra directs, then every one of them
without exception will surely attain Buddhahood within his or her
present lifetime. To cite an analogy, if one plants the fields in spring
and summer, then, whether it be early or late, one is certain to reap a
harvest within the year” (“The Doctrine of Three Thousand Realms,”
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 2, p. 88).