that the Buddha himself did not expressly either permit or forbid, one may act in accordance with local custom, provided that the fundamental principles of Buddhism are not violated.
15. Eating the flesh of either fish or fowl was also considered a source of impurity.
16. The Treatise on the Lotus Sutra, attributed to Vasubandhu, contains a salutation
in praise of the three treasures of the Lotus Sutra that the Daishonin may have interpreted as an expression of devotion to the Mystic Law. The Method of Repentance through the Lotus Meditation, a Chinese text usually attributed either to T’ien-t’ai or to his teacher Nan-yüeh, also contains in several places the phrase “Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.”
