The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
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The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

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Discover the profound wisdom of Nichiren Daishonin's teachings. This comprehensive collection presents 172 of Nichiren's writings in chronological order, offering invaluable insights into Buddhist philosophy and spiritual practice. Edited by the Soka Gakkai's Gosho Translation Committee and translated by Burton Watson, these authoritative translations are used by English-speaking Soka Gakkai members worldwide.

Explore treatises, letters, and remonstrations that illuminate the path to personal transformation and lasting peace. Delve into core themes such as attaining Buddhahood, establishing correct teaching, and overcoming suffering. This is more than just a scripture; it's a guide for daily living, offering eternal hope and boundless inspiration.

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Publisher
Middleway Press
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781946635891
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Buddhism

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Translators’ Note
  9. 1. On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
  10. 2. On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
  11. 3. A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering
  12. 4. The Izu Exile
  13. 5. The Universal Salty Taste
  14. 6. The Four Debts of Gratitude
  15. 7. The Teaching, Capacity, Time, and Country
  16. 8. Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra
  17. 9. The Recitation of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters
  18. 10. Encouragement to a Sick Person
  19. 11. Opening the Eyes of Wooden and Painted Images
  20. 12. The Essence of the “Medicine King” Chapter
  21. 13. Conversation between a Sage and an Unenlightened Man
  22. 14. The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
  23. 15. Reply to Hoshina Goro Taro
  24. 16. The Rationale for Writing “On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land”
  25. 17. The Tripitaka Master Shan-wu-wei
  26. 18. The Essence of the “Life Span” Chapter
  27. 19. Easy Delivery of a Fortune Child
  28. 20. The Birth of Tsukimaro
  29. 21. The Origin of the Service for Deceased Ancestors
  30. 22. Letter from Echi
  31. 23. The Persecution at Tatsunokuchi
  32. 24. Lessening One’s Karmic Retribution
  33. 25. Banishment to Sado
  34. 26. Letter to Priest Nichiro in Prison
  35. 27. Letter from Teradomari
  36. 28. Aspiration for the Buddha Land
  37. 29. The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
  38. 30. The Opening of the Eyes
  39. 31. On the Treasure Tower
  40. 32. Letter from Sado
  41. 33. Reply to Sairen-bo
  42. 34. The Gods Same Birth and Same Name
  43. 35. Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment
  44. 36. Letter to the Sage Nichimyo
  45. 37. The Pure and Far-Reaching Voice
  46. 38. On Prayer
  47. 39. The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period after the Thus Come One’s Passing
  48. 40. The True Aspect of All Phenomena
  49. 41. Letter to Gijo-bo
  50. 42. On Practicing the Buddha’s Teachings
  51. 43. On the Buddha’s Prophecy
  52. 44. Reply to Hakiri Saburo
  53. 45. Reply to Kyo’o
  54. 46. On Offering Prayers to the Mandala of the Mystic Law
  55. 47. The Entity of the Mystic Law
  56. 48. On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins
  57. 49. The Votary of the Lotus Sutra Will Meet Persecution
  58. 50. The Swords of Good and Evil
  59. 51. Letter to Endo Saemon-no-jo
  60. 52. Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light
  61. 53. On Recommending This Teaching to Your Lord and Avoiding the Offense of Complicity in Slander
  62. 54. The Unity of Husband and Wife
  63. 55. Reply to Niiama
  64. 56. The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith
  65. 57. The Teaching, Practice, and Proof
  66. 58. Reply to the Lay Priest Soya
  67. 59. The Royal Palace
  68. 60. Reply to the Lay Priest of Ko
  69. 61. Letter to the Brothers
  70. 62. Letter to Horen
  71. 63. Letter to the Lay Priest Ichinosawa
  72. 64. The Offering of an Unlined Robe
  73. 65. Winter Always Turns to Spring
  74. 66. The Selection of the Time
  75. 67. Letter to the Lay Nun of Ko
  76. 68. Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain
  77. 69. Reply to the Lay Priest Takahashi
  78. 70. The Supremacy of the Law
  79. 71. Many in Body, One in Mind
  80. 72. The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day
  81. 73. On Upholding Faith in the Gohonzon
  82. 74. The Embankments of Faith
  83. 75. The Mongol Envoys
  84. 76. On Curing Karmic Disease
  85. 77. The Three Obstacles and Four Devils
  86. 78. A Sage Perceives the Three Existences of Life
  87. 79. On Omens
  88. 80. Letter to the Priests of Seicho-ji
  89. 81. Good Fortune in This Life
  90. 82. The Bow and Arrow
  91. 83. Letter to Konichi-bo
  92. 84. The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra
  93. 85. The Story of Ohashi no Taro
  94. 86. Happiness in This World
  95. 87. On Consecrating an Image of Shakyamuni Buddha Made by Shijo Kingo
  96. 88. On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
  97. 89. The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood
  98. 90. Letter to the Lay Priest Domyo
  99. 91. Propagation by the Wise
  100. 92. The Fourteen Slanders
  101. 93. The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra
  102. 94. On the Four Stages of Faith and the Five Stages of Practice
  103. 95. The Eight Winds
  104. 96. The Workings of Brahma and Shakra
  105. 97. The Letter of Petition from Yorimoto
  106. 98. On Offerings for Deceased Ancestors
  107. 99. A Warning against Begrudging One’s Fief
  108. 100. Reply to Yasaburo
  109. 101. The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon
  110. 102. The Hero of the World
  111. 103. The Wonderful Means of Surmounting Obstacles
  112. 104. Reply to Matsuno
  113. 105. A Father Takes Faith
  114. 106. The Three Kinds of Treasure
  115. 107. The Third Doctrine
  116. 108. “This Is What I Heard”
  117. 109. Letter to Shomitsu-bo
  118. 110. How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra
  119. 111. No Safety in the Threefold World
  120. 112. Letter to Misawa
  121. 113. The Two Kinds of Faith
  122. 114. Reply to the Followers
  123. 115. The Teaching for the Latter Day
  124. 116. Reply to a Believer
  125. 117. Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward
  126. 118. Flowering and Bearing Grain
  127. 119. An Outline of the “Entrustment” and Other Chapters
  128. 120. The Two Kinds of Illness
  129. 121. The One Essential Phrase
  130. 122. Reply to Tokimitsu
  131. 123. The Sutra of True Requital
  132. 124. The Good Medicine for All Ills
  133. 125. The Farther the Source, the Longer the Stream
  134. 126. The Receipt of New Fiefs
  135. 127. The Drum at the Gate of Thunder
  136. 128. General Stone Tiger
  137. 129. On Prolonging One’s Life Span
  138. 130. The One-eyed Turtle and the Floating Log
  139. 131. Persecution by Sword and Staff
  140. 132. The Teaching That Accords with the Buddhas Mind
  141. 133. The Unmatched Blessings of the Law
  142. 134. On Establishing the Four Bodhisattvas as the Object of Devotion
  143. 135. Reply to the Wife of Matsuno
  144. 136. King Rinda
  145. 137. Letter to Jakunichi-bo
  146. 138. On Persecutions Befalling the Sage
  147. 139. The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra
  148. 140. The Dragon Gate
  149. 141. Letter to the Lay Priest Nakaoki
  150. 142. “This Person Advances through the World”
  151. 143. The Third Day of the New Year
  152. 144. Letter to Akimoto
  153. 145. Letter to Niike
  154. 146. On Filial and Unfilial Conduct
  155. 147. The Meaning of Faith
  156. 148. A Comparison of the Lotus and Other Sutras
  157. 149. The Treasure of a Filial Child
  158. 150. The Sons Pure Storehouse and Pure Eye
  159. 151. The Doctrine of Attaining Buddhahood in One’s Present Form
  160. 152. White Horses and White Swans
  161. 153. The Place of the Cluster of Blessings
  162. 154. Reply to the Mother of Ueno
  163. 155. Reply to the Lay Nun Nichigon
  164. 156. Great Bodhisattva Hachiman
  165. 157. The Wealthy Man Sudatta
  166. 158. Reply to Onichi-nyo
  167. 159. The Gift of Clear Sake
  168. 160. Reply to Jibu-bo
  169. 161. The Person and the Law
  170. 162. Wu-lung and I-lung
  171. 163. Roots of Good Fortune
  172. 164. Reply to the Lay Nun Myoho
  173. 165. The Proof of the Lotus Sutra
  174. 166. The Treatment of Illness
  175. 167. The Properties of Rice
  176. 168. Great Evil and Great Good
  177. 169. The Kalpa of Decrease
  178. 170. The Gift of Rice
  179. 171. The Bodies and Minds of Ordinary Beings
  180. 172. New Year’s Gosho
  181. A. The Writings in This Volume and Their Japanese Titles
  182. B. The Recipients and the Writings They Received
  183. C. Sanskrit Personal Names and Their Japanese Equivalents
  184. D. Chinese Personal Names and Their Japanese Equivalents
  185. E. English Personal Names and Their Japanese Equivalents
  186. F. Personal Names in Japanese and the Sanskrit, Chinese, or English Equivalents Used
  187. G. The Documents Referred to in the Text and Their Japanese Titles
  188. H. The Japanese Titles of the Documents Referred to in the Text
  189. I. Lotus Sutra Chapter Titles and Their Abbreviated Forms
  190. J. Names of Buddhist Schools
  191. K. Events in the Life of Nichiren Daishonin
  192. L. Genealogy of the Hojo Clan
  193. M. Maps
  194. N. Chinese Dynasties
  195. O. Chinese Zodiacal Symbols
  196. Glossary

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