The true successor to the Buddha Law of Nichiren Daishounin is actually Niida Onodera Goro Renzobo Nichimoku Shounin. It was He, along with Onodera clan members, who founded and headed the original Taisekiji at Oishigahara, the domain of His father: Lord Niida Onodera Goro Shigetsuna. Much of Onodera history had been erased by the Tokugawa rulers after they completely razed Taisekiji in 1631. The real Oishigahara Taisekiji is today a Nissan automobile plant.

Renzobo was the title given to Nichimoku by Nichiren Daishounin at Ikegami on Oct 11, 1282. "Ren" refers to Nichiren, and "Zo" means depository or storehouse. That is to say, the title "Renzobo" signifies the entrustment of the Hon-in-myou Daihonzon (which embodies the Buddha Life of Nichiren Daishounin) to Onodera Goro Nichimoku Shounin, to be kept in His family for 720 years until the world enters the Age of degeneration. At which time, the Messenger Bodhisattva Jogyo comes forth to enshrine the Hon-in-myou Daihonzon as the Great Object of Worship for the entire world.

For this, Nichimoku Shounin is known as Master of the Temple for the entire world (Ichien-budai no Zasu). The Temple is Fujisan Honmonji, wherein the Hon-in-myou Daihonzon is enshrined.

The picture shows the Hon-in-myou Daihonzon. On the foreground is the Honorable Statue made of clay and the relic of Nichiren Daishounin. When Nikko left Minobusan Kuonji for good, he carried the Daishounin's relic (ie. this Statue) and had It enshrined during his brief stay at Taisekiji. The mausoleum of Nichiren Daishounin is where this Statue rests.

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