This edition contains the most up-to-date translations of a selection of 45 of Nichiren Daishonin's writings selected from the best known and best loved. Millions of people have made their lives shine by studying these texts. A glossary of terms related to Buddhist doctrine has been added for better understanding of the texts. A book that you can take with you anywhere, also suitable for those who are just approaching Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism. Texts contained in the volume: The attainment of Buddhahood in this existence A ship to cross the sea of suffering The Persecution of Tatsunokuchi Alleviating karmic retribution The legacy of the Basic Law of Life The precious tower Letter from Sado Illusions and desires are enlightenment The true aspect of all phenomena The practice of the Buddha's teaching On the prophecy of the Buddha Reply to Kyo'o The swords of good and evil The difficulty of keeping the faith Letter to the brothers Winter always turns into spring Different bodies, same mind The levees of faith The cure for karmic diseases The three obstacles and the four demons Happiness in this world The essentials for attaining Buddhahood The fourteen offenses The actions of the Lotus Sutra devotee The eight winds Admonition against attachment to one's own fiefdom The real appearance of the Gohonzon The three kinds of treasures Letter to Misawa The two kinds of faith Invisible virtue and visible reward Flowers and fruits The one essential sentence The receipt of new fiefs General Stone Tiger The extension of life Letter to Jakunichi-bo The persecutions that befall the saint The strategy of the Lotus Sutra The Dragon Gate Letter to Niiike The Person and the Law Great evil and great good The rice offering New Year's Gosho

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Quotes from Nichiren Daishonin's writings on life issues. Nichiren Daishonin wrote with passion, courage, tenderness and poetry, encouraging disciples in both doctrinal matters and daily difficulties. His letters convey deep compassion and a clear message of how to lead a life of genuine happiness.A Lantern in the Darkness facilitates the search for famous passages from Nichiren's scriptures. The passages are organized by topics related to daily life, so it will be easy to locate encouragement referring to specific situations. "Reflections," short excerpts from Daisaku Ikeda's discourses, offer additional insights to better understand and make the Daishonin's spirit our own.   

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Passages from the writings of Nichiren Daishonin commented on by Daisaku Ikeda.The book is organized into seven chapters, each of which has a theme, to make it easier to find the passages. Daisaku Ikeda's encouragements accompanying Nichiren's words offer us an incentive to deepen our faith, strengthen our practice and realize authentically victorious existences, while also helping others to do the same.Themes covered: The non-duality of master and disciple, attitude in faith to face difficulties, how to realize authentically happy and victorious lives, fulfilling one's mission, the importance of dialogue and friendship, winning in commitment to kosen rufu.  

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A collection of passages from the writings of Nichiren Daishonin, accompanied by beautiful illustrations, which are presented to offer encouragement to cultivate faith day by day.The collection has 52 sentences, one for each week of the year, and is intended as an opportunity to explore some of the most famous passages from the Gosho. Re-reading the same words, a few days or longer periods later, it often happens that we catch new nuances and look for a direct connection to our life experiences. The Gosho for every follower of Nichiren's teaching is an authentic point of reference, a beacon that illuminates our life path and sustains us in sad or difficult moments as well as in happy circumstances.

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The volume contains 234 gosho, which have never been published in Italy except for a few fragments in President Ikeda's guides or lectures or excerpts on Buddhism and Society. With the release of this volume, the Italian-language translation of the Nichiren Daishonin gosho zenshu is almost complete (only the Collection of Oral Teachings and some other transcriptions of Nichiren Daishonin's oral teachings being studied and revised in Japan are missing).This volume contains the last 4 missing treatises (On Reciting the Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra, Choosing the Heart of the Lotus Sutra, Letter to Shimoyama, and Questions and Answers on the Object of Worship), which together with the 6 published in Volume 1 (Adopting the Correct Teaching for Peace in the Country, Opening the Eyes, The Object of Worship for the Observation of the Mind, Repaying Debts of Gratitude, and On the Four Stages of Faith and the Five Stages of Practice) go to make up Nichiren Daishonin's ten fundamental works, so designated by his successor Nikko ShoninThis second volume also contains many other important works, for example: a series of writings in which Nichiren elaborates in detail on the principle of the three thousand realms in a single moment of life (jap. ichinen sanzen), and other famous writings, such as On the Protection of the Country, The Unanimous Declaration of the Buddhas of the Three Existences on the classification of teachings and which of them should be abandoned and which should be adopted, and The Oral Tradition Concerning the Enlightenment of Plants. The volume also contains various diagrams and diagrams that the Daishonin used to instruct his disciples on the various Buddhist teachings and an inexhaustible series of insights and answers to every possible doubt or question from practitioners of all ages. The translation is from the English edition, which in addition to being the official Sgi edition is also currently the most up-to-date. 

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Collection of thirty gosho selected by D. Ikeda for young women. The thirty gosho: The attainment of Buddhahood in this existenceLetter from SadoThe supremacy of the LawAdopting the correct teaching for peace in the landOpening of the eyesThe object of worship for observing the mind established in the fifth period of five hundred years after the death of the TathagataThe choice of timeRepaying debts of gratitudePracticing the Buddha's teachingOn the Buddha's prophecyThe actions of the devotee of the Lotus SutraThe prolongation of lifeElonging karmic retributionThe essentials for attaining BuddhahoodLetter to the brothersAnswer to Kyo'oThe three kinds of treasuresThe persecutions that befall the saintThe strategy of the Lotus SutraThe real aspect of the GohonzonWinter always turns into springThe precious towerThe drum at the Thunder GateThe inheritance of the Fundamental Law of LifeThe true aspect of all phenomenaDifferent bodies, same mindThe kalpa of diminishmentHell is the Land of Tranquil LightThe Dragon GateThe confirmation of the Lotus Sutra

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The new edition of Nichiren Daishonin's writings. After more than fifteen years since the first Italian-language edition, a single volume collects the new translation of the writings published so far in eight volumes. 

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