The Gosho and the lectures
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Esperia The Five Eternal Guides
President Toda first articulated the three guidelines in December 1957. He arrived at these guidelines after long reflection, while battling serious health problems. He was trying to clarify what faith members should aspire to so that each of them, without exception, would achieve happiness. Several years later, in 2003, two more guidelines were added to the three guidelines formulated by the master, by his disciple Daisaku Ikeda. The Soka Gakkai's five eternal guidelines are immutable principles for deepening our faith. They show us the direction for achieving Buddhahood and for the realization of kosen rufu. “A symbol of boundless hope and infinite passion, the sun never stops and embraces everything with its compassionate rays. Nichiren Buddhism is the Buddhism of the sun.” - Daisaku Ikeda
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Esperia The immense power of prayer
"Praying, in Nichiren Buddhism, means making a vow to win absolutely," says Master Ikeda in one of the five lectures in this volume, taken from the series "The Buddhism of the Sun." Starting from passages from the writings of Nichiren Daishonin, the author addresses the theme of prayer, clarifying that prayer based on the Lotus Sutra is certain to be answered and that through the recitation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo we can turn everything that happens to us in a positive direction, with the certainty that even a single daimoku brings immeasurable benefits. Daisaku Ikeda (1928-2023) was a Buddhist master, peace builder, educator, author, and poet. He was president of the international lay Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International (SGI), which has members in 192 countries and territories worldwide. He was the founder of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy and Soka University. In 1983, he was awarded the United Nations Peace Prize.
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Esperia Let's create a century of humanism
The book explores some concepts of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, with particular emphasis on the importance of respect for the dignity of every human being, compassion, and active commitment to one's own and others' happiness. Through an analysis of the figure of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging and the kosen rufu movement as a whole, Master Ikeda invites us to transform challenges into opportunities, to contribute to building a peaceful and just society, and to cultivate a solid and unshakeable faith. "Nichiren Buddhism exists for the well-being of all people. That is why we should behave like Bodhisattva Never Disparaging, respecting each one of them and wishing for them to shine to their fullest. One's happiness is not built upon the misfortunes of others." Daisaku Ikeda
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Esperia The Treasure of the Heart
A collection of passages from Nichiren Daishonin's writings, accompanied by splendid illustrations, presented to offer encouragement to cultivate faith day by day.The collection comprises 52 phrases, one for each week of the year, and aims to provide an opportunity for deeper understanding of some of the most celebrated passages from the Gosho. Rereading the same words, after a few days or longer periods, one often grasps new nuances and seeks a direct connection with the experiences of our lives. For every follower of Nichiren's teachings, the Gosho is an authentic point of reference, a beacon that illuminates our life's journey and supports us in sad or difficult times as well as in joyful circumstances.
€7,50
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Esperia Living the Gosho
Passages from Nichiren Daishonin's writings commented on by Daisaku Ikeda.The book is organized into seven chapters, each with a theme, to facilitate the search for passages. Daisaku Ikeda's encouragements accompanying Nichiren's words offer us a stimulus to deepen our faith, strengthen our practice, and achieve authentically victorious lives, helping others to do the same.Topics covered: The non-duality of mentor and disciple, attitude in faith to face difficulties, how to achieve authentically happy and victorious lives, fulfilling one's mission, the importance of dialogue and friendship, winning in the endeavor for kosen rufu.
€10,00
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Esperia Faith, Practice, and Study
Faith, practice and study are truly the driving forces for the growth and victory of all Soka Gakkai members, Bodhisattvas of the Earth from time without beginning. They are the timeless guidelines for the commitment we make in order to fulfill the mission that the Buddha has entrusted to us. Engaging in faith, practice, study and embracing the correct teaching, in direct connection with Nichiren Daishonin, have always constituted the tradition of Soka Gakkai members since the beginning. “A symbol of limitless hope and infinite passion, the sun never stops and embraces all things with its compassionate rays. Nichiren Buddhism is the Buddhism of the sun.” - Daisaku Ikeda
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Esperia To our wonderful new members
In the five lectures in this volume, taken from the series "Buddhism of the Sun," SGI President Daisaku Ikeda addresses new members in particular, outlining the cornerstones of Soka Gakkai Buddhism. From the non-duality of mentor and disciple to the desire for happiness for oneself and others, from the spirit of standing up on one's own to the network of "good friends" found in the organization, Ikeda illustrates the Soka religious revolution, a light of humanism spreading across the planet, and explains how the sangha, a harmonious community of practitioners united with an open and egalitarian spirit, plays an irreplaceable role in helping people carry on their Buddhist practice.
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Esperia The Legacy of the Basic Law of Life
Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on Nichiren Daishonin's writing. In this lecture, Daisaku Ikeda examines the central theme of Buddhist philosophy, namely the meaning of life and death and the overcoming and transformation of suffering. This, according to the author's commentary, is the essential reason that animates the Buddha's compassion and drives him to face every kind of difficulty in order to lead living beings to supreme enlightenment. In the Lotus Sutra, this desire of the Buddha is referred to as the "one great reason" (ichidaiji). Through an in-depth examination of the writing, the author expounds the philosophical principles that Nichiren considered essential for his disciples to achieve Buddhahood.
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Esperia The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1
The new edition of the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. More than fifteen years after the first Italian edition, a single volume collects the new translation of the writings published so far in eight volumes.
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Esperia Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on Nichiren Daishonin's writing. What constitutes a truly meaningful existence? What is true happiness? Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is a teaching full of hope that allows us to forge a state of supreme happiness. Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on this very important writing of the Daishonin is a milestone, an essential text for understanding the scope of Buddhism.
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Esperia The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 2
The volume contains 234 gosho, never published in Italy except for some fragments in President Ikeda's guides or lectures, or some excerpts in Buddhism and Society. With the release of this volume, the Italian translation of the Nichiren Daishonin Gosho Zenshu is almost complete (only the Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings and some other transcriptions of Nichiren Daishonin's oral teachings, which are currently 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 (On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land, The Opening of the Eyes, The Object of Worship for Observing the Mind, On Repaying Debts of Gratitude, and On the Four Stages of Faith and the Five Stages of Practice), constitute the ten major works of Nichiren Daishonin, as designated by his successor Nikko Shonin.This second volume also contains many other important works, for example: a series of writings in which Nichiren elaborates in detail on the principle of three thousand realms in a single moment of life (Jap. ichinen sanzen), and other famous writings, such as On Protecting the Country, The Unanimous Declaration of the Buddhas of the Three Existences on the Classification of the Teachings and Which of These Should Be Abandoned and Which Should Be Adopted, and The Oral Transmission Regarding the Enlightenment of Plants. The volume also contains various diagrams and charts that the Daishonin used to instruct his disciples on various Buddhist teachings and an inexhaustible series of insights and answers to every possible doubt or question from practitioners of all eras. The translation was done from the English edition, which, in addition to being the official SGI edition, is also currently the most updated.
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Esperia Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
This edition contains the most up-to-date translations of a selection of 45 writings by Nichiren Daishonin, chosen from among the most well-known and beloved. Millions of people have illuminated their lives by studying these texts. For a better understanding of the texts, a glossary of terms related to Buddhist doctrine has been added. A book that can be carried anywhere, also suitable for those approaching Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. Texts included in the volume: Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering The Tatsunokuchi Persecution Lessening One's Karmic Retribution The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life The Treasure Tower Letter from Sado Delusions and Desires Are Enlightenment The True Aspect of All Phenomena The Practice of the Buddha's Teachings On the Buddha's Prophecy Reply to Kyo'o The Swords of Good and Evil The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith Letter to the Brothers Winter Always Turns into Spring Many in Body, One in Mind The Dikes of Faith Curing Karmic Illnesses The Three Obstacles and Four Devils Happiness in This World The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood The Fourteen Slanders The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra The Eight Winds Admonition against Attachment to One's Fief The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon The Three Kinds of Treasure Letter to Misawa The Two Kinds of Faith Invisible Virtue and Visible Reward Flowers and Fruits The One Essential Phrase The Receipt of New Fiefs General Stone Tiger Extending One's Life Letter to Jakunichi-bo The Persecutions That Befall the Sage The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra The Dragon Gate Letter to Niiike The Person and the Law Great Evil and Great Good The Offering of Rice New Year's Gosho
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