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
Easing karmic retribution
The legacy of the Basic Law of Life
The precious tower
Letter from Sado
Illusions and desires are illumination
The true aspect of all phenomena
The practice of the Buddha's teaching
On the prophecy of the Buddha
Response 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 treatment of karmic diseases
The three obstacles and the four demons
Happiness in this world
The essentials for achieving Buddhahood
The fourteen offenses
The actions of the Lotus Sutra devotee
The eight winds
Admonition against attachment to one's fiefdom
The real appearance of the Gohonzon
The three types of treasures
Letter to Misawa
The two types of faith
Invisible virtue and visible reward
Flowers and fruits
The one essential sentence
The receipt of new fiefdoms
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
