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The Differences between Hinayana and Mahayana
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A Comparison of the Lotus and Other Sutras
A Disease Passed on to One’s Children
A Father Takes Faith
A Mother’s Gift of a Robe
A Sage Perceives the Three Existencesof Life
A Warning against Begrudging One’s Fief
An Offering of Soybeans
An Outline of the “Entrustment” and Other Chapters
Aspiration for the Buddha Land
Banishment to Sado
Bodhisattva Learned Youth
Choosing the Heart of the Lotus Sutra
Climbing Up Dragon Gate
Cloth for a Robe and an Unlined Robe
Concerning the Statue of ShakyamuniBuddha Made by Toki
Cover Letter for the Work Entitled “Establishing the Correct Method of Contemplation”
Damage by Locusts
Diagram of the Five Periodsof the Buddha’s Lifetime Teachings
Dialogue on the Lotus and Pure Land Teachings
Dialogues for Quick Victory
Discrepancies between the Provisional and the True Teachings
Distinguishing the Lotus Sutra from the True Word Sutras
Earthly DesiresAre Enlightenment
Errors of the Eight Schools
Errors of the True Word and Other Schools
Establishing the Correct Method of Contemplation
Examining the True Word School
Explaining the Causation of the Ten Worlds
Flowering and Bearing Grain
General Stone Tiger
Good Fortune in This Life
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman
Great Evil and Great Good
Happiness in This World
How the Gods Protect the Place of Practice
How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra
Jetavana Monastery
Kamatari Suggests the Fashioning of a Buddha Image
King Rinda
Letter from Sado
Letter from Teradomari
Letter of Instruction on Debating the Doctrine
Letter Sent with the Prayer Sutra
Letter to Akimoto
Letter to Ben
Letter to Ben
Letter to Chōraku-ji
Letter to Dōryūof Kenchō-ji
Letter to Endō Saemon-no-jō
Earthly DesiresAre Enlightenment
Letter from Sado
Letter to Priest Nichirōin Prison
On Offering Prayers to the Mandalaof the Mystic Law
On Practicing the Buddha’s Teachings
On Prayer
On Rebuking Slander of the Lawand Eradicating Sins
On the Buddha’s Prophecy
On the Treasure Tower
Reply to Kyō’ō
Reply to Sairen-bō
The Entity of the Mystic Law
The Gods Same Birth and Same Name
The Heritage of the Ultimate Lawof Life
The Opening of the Eyes
The Pure and Far-Reaching Voice
The True Aspect of All Phenomena
On Rebuking Slander of the Lawand Eradicating Sins
On Offering Prayers to the Mandalaof the Mystic Law
Reply to Kyō’ō
Reply to Hakiri Saburō
On the Buddha’s Prophecy
On Practicing the Buddha’s Teachings
Letter to Gijō-bō
The True Aspect of All Phenomena
The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Periodafter the Thus Come One’s Passing
On Prayer
The Pure and Far-Reaching Voice
Letter to the Sage Nichimyō
Earthly DesiresAre Enlightenment
The Votary of the Lotus SutraWill Meet Persecution
The Swords of Good and Evil
HellIs the Land of Tranquil Light
On Recommending This Teaching to Your Lord and Avoiding the Offense of Complicity in Slander
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 2nd paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 3rd paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 3rd paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 3rd paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 4th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 4th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 4th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 5th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 5th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of the 5th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(4th of 5th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 6th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 6th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 6th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(4th of 6th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 7th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 7th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 8th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 8th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 8th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(4th of 8th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(5th of 8th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 9th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 9th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 9th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 10th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 10th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 10th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 11th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 11th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 11th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 12th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 12th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 12th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(4th of 12th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(5th of 12th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(6th of 12th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(7th of 12th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(8th of 12th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(1st of 13th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(2nd of 13th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(3rd of 13th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(4th of 13th paragraph)
Letter to Shimoyama(5th of 13th paragraph)
The Offering of Copper Vessels
On the Eight Cold Hells Chapter 1
On the Eight Cold Hells Chapter 2
The Large Carriage Drawn by a White Ox Chapter1
The Large Carriage Drawn by a White Ox Chapter 2
Repairing the Hermitage
Jissō-ji Temple Chapter1
Jissō-ji Temple Chapter2
Nine Thoughts to One Word Chapter1
Nine Thoughts to One Word Chapter2
Nine Thoughts to One Word Chapter3
Reply to the Lady of Sajiki
Diagram of the Five Periodsof the Buddha’s Lifetime Teachings Chapter1
Diagram of the Five Periods of the Buddha’s Lifetime Teachings Chapter2(Illustrating the period of Lotus Nirvana)
What It Means to Hear the Buddha Vehicle for the First Time Chapter1
What It Means to Hear the Buddha Vehicle for the First Time Chapter 2
On the Importance of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters—Chapter1
On the Importance of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters—Chapter2
On the Importance of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters—Chapter3
On the Importance of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters—Chapter4
On the Importance of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters—Chapter5
On the Importance of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters—Chapter6
On the Importance of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters—Chapter7
On the Importance of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters—Chapter8
Reply to Matsuno
Reply to the Wife of Nanjō
Reply to Hyōe no Sakan
Reply to the Lay Nun of Kubo
Acknowledging Various Offerings Chapter1
Acknowledging Various Offerings Chapter2
Acknowledging Various Offerings Chapter3
Acknowledging Various Offerings Chapter4
The Importance of the Moment of Death Chapter1
The Importance of the Moment of Death Chapter2
The Importance of the Moment of Death Chapter3
The Importance of the Moment of Death Chapter4
Dōryū of Kenchō-ji Temple
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter1
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter2
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter3
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter4
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter5
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter6
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter7
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter8
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter9
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter10
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter11
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter12
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter13
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter14
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter15
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter16
Condolences on a Deceased Husband Chapter17
One Horseload of Salt
Reply to the Wife of Ōta
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter1-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter2-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter2-2
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter3-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter3-2
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter3-3
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter4-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter5-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter5-2
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter6-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter6-2
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter6-3
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter7-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter7-2
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter7-3
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter8-1(Spreading Buddhism In India and China)
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter8-2(Ganjin, who exclusively promoted precepts)
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter8-3
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter8-4
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter8-5
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter9-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter10-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter10-2
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter10-3
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter10-4
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter11-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter11-2
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter11-3
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter11-4
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter11-5
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter12-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter12-2
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter13-1
Questions and Answers on the Object of Devotion Chapter14-1
On the Three Calamities
Daimoku as the Seed of Buddhahood Chapter1
Daimokuas the Seed of Buddhahood Chapter2
Daimoku as the Seed of Buddhahood Chapter3
A Harsh Winter Deep in the Mountains Chapter1
A Harsh Winter Deep in the Mountains Chapter2
A Harsh Winter Deep in the Mountains Chapter3
Offerings in the Snow
Concerning the Statue of ShakyamuniBuddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo Chapter1
Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo Chapter2
Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo Chapter3
Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo Chapter4
Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo Chapter5
Concerning the Statue of ShakyamuniBuddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo
Filial Sons
On the Meritorious Act of Filial Devotion Chapter1
On the Meritorious Act of Filial Devotion Chapter2
On the Meritorious Act of Filial Devotion Chapter3
On the Meritorious Act of Filial Devotion
On Treasure Chapter1
On Treasure Chapter2
On Treasure
Reply to Hōki and the Others
The Ryūsen-ji Petition Chapter1
The Ryūsen-ji Petition Chapter2
The Ryūsen-ji Petition Chapter3
The Ryūsen-ji Petition Chapter4
The Ryūsen-ji Petition Chapter5
The Ryūsen-ji Petition Chapter6
The Ryūsen-ji Petition Chapter7
Reply to the Sages
The Ryūsen-ji Petition
Letter to Two Persons
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter1
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter2
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter3
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter4
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter5
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter6
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter7
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter8
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter9
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter10
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter11
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter12
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter13
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter14
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter15
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter16
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter17
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter18
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter19
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter20
The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existencesregarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld Chapter21
The Tree of Mutual Love
The Tree of Mutual Love Chapter2
The Tree of Mutual Love Chapter3
Letter to the Lay Nun, Wife of Toki
Reply to the Lay Nun of Kubo
Propagating the Law at the Appropriate Time
On the Great Teacher Jikaku Chapter1
On the Great Teacher Jikaku Chapter2
On the Great Teacher Jikaku Chapter3
On the Great Teacher Jikaku Chapter4
False Official Documents
Reply to the Lay Nun Myōshin Chapter1
Reply to the Lay Nun Myōshin Chapter2
On Aniruddha
Protecting the Atsuhara Believers
The Treasure of a Child
The Buddha Resides in a Pure Heart
Letter of Condolence
On the Sad News of Gorō’s Death
The Attainment of Buddhahoodin Principle and in Its Actual Aspect Chapter1
The Attainment of Buddhahoodin Principle and in Its Actual Aspect Chapter2
The Attainment of Buddhahoodin Principle and in Its Actual Aspect Chapter3
The Attainment of Buddhahoodin Principle and in Its Actual Aspect Chapter4
The Attainment of Buddhahoodin Principle and in Its Actual Aspect Chapter5
Reply to the Wife of Gyōbu Saemon-no-jō Chapter1
Reply to the Wife of Gyōbu Saemon-no-jō Chapter2
Reply to the Wife of Gyōbu Saemon-no-jō Chapter3
Reply to the Wife of Gyōbu Saemon-no-jō Chapter4
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter1
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter2
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter3
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter4
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter5
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter6
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter7
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter8
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter9
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter10
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter11
On the Eighteen Perfections Chapter12
Brothers One in Mind
Regarding Great Bodhisattva Hachiman Chapter1
Regarding Great Bodhisattva Hachiman Chapter2
Regarding Great Bodhisattva Hachiman Chapter3
The Hundredth-Day Observance
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter1
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter2
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter3
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter4
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter5
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter6
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter7
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter8
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter9
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter10
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter11
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter12
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter13
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter14
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter15
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter16
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter17
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter18
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter19
On Reprimanding Hachiman Chapter20
Listing the Successors of the Buddha’s Teaching Chapter1
Listing the Successors of the Buddha’s Teaching Chapter2
Priestly Robes Chapter1
Priestly Robes Chapter2
On the Difficulty of Believing in the Lotus Sutra
The Reconstruction of HachimanShrine Chapter1
The Reconstruction of HachimanShrine Chapter2
The Reconstruction of HachimanShrine Chapter3
Regarding the Little Mongol State
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter1
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter2
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter3
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter4
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter5
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter6
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter7
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter8
The Refutation of the Three Great Teachers Chapter9
Reply to the Honorable Kōnichi Chapter1
Reply to the Honorable Kōnichi Chapter2
Reply to the Honorable Kōnichi Chapter3
Reply to the Honorable Kōnichi Chapter4
Teachings Depend on the Time and the Country
The Battle of Kōan Chapter1
The Battle of Kōan Chapter2
The Battle of Kōan Chapter3
Leveling the Land
Reply to the Lay Nun, Mother of Ueno Chapter1
Reply to the Lay Nun, Mother of Ueno Chapter2
Reply to Tayū no Sakan
On the Large Carriages Drawn by White Oxen
Reply to Nishiyama
The Eighth Day
The Beginning of Spring
On Three Seating Mats
On the Receiving of the Three Great Secret Laws
Arrival at Ikegami
The Relative Merit of Reciting the Daimokuand Amida’s Name
On a Disciple’s Attitude in Court
Finding a Copy of “The Commentary on the Ten Stages Sutra”
Regarding the Attainment of Buddhahood by Persons of the Two Vehicles
Regarding the Attainment of Buddhahoodby Persons of the Two Vehicles
On the Nation’s Slander of the Law
Great Reward
Letter to the Mother of Oto
Reply to the Temple Superintendent
Recovering from Illness
Rooster Diagram of the Five Periods of the Buddha’s Lifetime Teachings
Refuting Ryōkan and the Others
The Hell of Incessant Sufferingin One’s Present Existence
Letter to the Lay NunZenichi
One Horseload of Taros
On the Three Virtues of Food
In the Continent of Jambudvīpa
When the Roots Are Exposed, the Branches Wither
On Clothing and Food
Letter to Niida
Reply to the Lay Nun Kōnichi
Reply to Ōama
On Sun of Wisdom and the Sun Goddess
The Domain of Shakyamuni
On Namu
On the Benefits of the Daimoku
A Visit as Rare as the Udumbara Flower
Eternity, Happiness, True Self, and Purity
The Thus Come One Shakyamuni
On Losing Faith and Falling into Evil
“Their Views Were Widely Accepted as Authoritative”
Not a One Will Fail to Attain Buddhahood
Letter to Toki
Praying for the Prolonging of the Lay Nun’s Life
Reply to the Sage Iwamoto Nitchū
Letter to Musashi
Reply to the Wife of Hyōe no Sakan
On the Long Rains
Reply to Kakushō-bō
Hulled Wheat
Reply to Sadashige
On Adhering to the Correct Teachings
An Offering of Rice
On Meeting with the Late Lay Priest of Saimyō-ji
Reply to Hyōe no Sakan
On the One Great Matter
On the First Harvest of the Year
Reply to the Lay NunMatsuno
On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
Reply to Nishiyama
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering
The Izu Exile
The Universal Salty Taste
The Four Debts of Gratitude
The Teaching, Capacity, Time, and Country
Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra
The Recitation of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span” Chapters
Encouragement to a Sick Person
Opening the Eyes of Wooden and Painted Images
The Essence of the “Medicine King” Chapter
Conversation between a Sage and an Unenlightened Man
The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
Reply to Hoshina Gorō Tarō
The Rationale for Writing “On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land”
The Tripitaka Master Shan-wu-wei
The Essence of the “Life Span” Chapter
Easy Delivery of a Fortune Child
The Birth of Tsukimaro
The Origin of the Service for Deceased Ancestors
Letter from Echi
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