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
