The Gosho and the Lessons
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Esperia The teachings of hope
Lectures by Daisaku Ikeda on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. "However adverse the circumstances, as long as we nurture hope, we can never be defeated; as long as we nurture hope, we can continue to advance." With these words, Daisaku Ikeda invites the reader to approach the study of Nichiren's writings, looking to them for support and inspiration in facing the most difficult situations. But Nichiren's writings are also the testimony of a master who dedicated his whole self to the good of his disciples and put his life on the line to pass on the teaching. This is precisely the spirit in which Ikeda examines the writings covered in this volume and brings their meanings up to date, inviting each person to "read the Gosho with his or her own life." GOSHO CONTAINED IN THE COLLECTION: The Drum at the Gate of Thunder The prolongation of life Response to Sairen-bo Hell is the Land of Tranquil Light On the prophecy of the Buddha Winter always turns into spring The Dragon's Gate The strategy of the Lotus Sutra Alleviating karmic retribution Letter to Misawa The essentials for attaining Buddhahood Different bodies, same mind Repaying debts of gratitude Letter to Jakunichi-bo Admonition against attachment to one's own fiefdom
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Esperia The legacy of the Basic Law of Life
Lecture by Daisaku Ikeda on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. Daisaku Ikeda examines in this lecture 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 motive that animates the Buddha's compassion and drives him to face all kinds of difficulties 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 a thorough examination of the scripture, the author lays out the philosophical principles that Nichiren believed were essential for his disciples' attainment of Buddhahood.
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Esperia The opening of the eyes
Daisaku Ikeda's collection of Daisaku Ikeda's lectures on Nichiren Daishonin's beautiful and complex writing "Opening of the Eyes".The central theme of the treatise is succinctly expressed in the title, which Nichiren himself attributed to his work. By Opening the Eyes he intended to communicate first of all the fact that every person possesses within himself the supreme vital state of Buddhahood.In addition, the title expressly refers to the figure of Nichiren himself, who is the master who points out to all disciples the path to follow. From this point of view, the Daishonin makes clear in the treatise the significance of his relentless struggle against obstacles and persecution, backed by a vow that he was determined not to violate at all.By explaining in depth the significance of Nichiren's actions, Ikeda offers each person an opportunity to question the quality and depth of his or her own faith, to recognize in Nichiren's words a model of behavior to be inspired by on his or her own path toward human revolution.
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Esperia The eternal teachings
Daisaku Ikeda lectures on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. According to Ikeda's statement, the Gosho (the set of Nichiren Daishonin's writings) "illustrates the means by which everyone can attain enlightenment," the essential goal of Buddhist practice. Thus the author, in writing these lessons, intended to help all people strengthen their faith by cultivating "the two paths of practice and study." This volume presents thirteen letters, almost all of which are fully annotated, except in the case of two very long treatises, from which salient excerpts have been selected. GOSHO CONTAINED IN THE COLLECTION: On the Unlined Robe The Exile of Izu The opening of the eyes The one essential sentence Letter to the lay nun in Ko Letter to Oto's mother Gift of a robe from a mother Letter of condolence Letters to Ueno-ama Gozen: Gosho of refined sake - Response to the lay nun, mother of Ueno The Buddhas' unanimous declaration of the three existences Condolences a deceased husband (Response to Myoho Bikuni) Happiness in this world
€12,90
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Esperia The true magnitude of life
This volume presents three lectures devoted by Daisaku Ikeda to an in-depth examination of some of Nichiren Daishonin's writings. In-depth study of the Daishonin's writings is naturally of great importance in order to understand his most authentic message. Lessons contained in the book:The true aspect of all phenomenaThe inheritance of the fundamental law of lifeThe object of worship for observing the mind
€14,90
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Esperia Collection of the writings of Nichiren Daishonin vol. 2
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.
€34,00
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Esperia Collection of the writings of Nichiren Daishonin vol. 1
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.
€39,00
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