Writings of Nichiren Shonin Doctrine 1: Volume 1

This volume the 10th project of the English Translation Committee of the Nichiren Shu Overseas Propagation Promotion Association (NOPPA) constitutes all eighteen writings of Nichiren included in the Nichiren Shonin Zenshu Complete Writings of Nichiren Shonin Volume I: Theology 1 in 1992.The Nichiren Shonin Zenshu is a modern Japanese version of Nichirens original writings translated and edited with annotations by modern scholars of Nichiren Buddhism. Despite its all-inclusive titles the Zenshu is highly selective in that it takes into account only writings considered bibliographically authentic (i.e. attested to by original manuscripts). Amounts such texts those included in the Showa Teihon Nichiren Shonin Ibun (Writings of Nichiren Shonin Standardized in the Showa Period) complied by the Rissho Daigaku Nichiren Kyogaku Kenkyu-jo (Center for the Study of Nichiren Buddhism) are considered the most authoritative and they provide the basic texts for this volume.This second edition is the first volume in NOPPAs digital revision of the seven-volume series of the Writings of Nichiren Shonin part of the effort to create a comprehensive and searchable e-book that includes all seven volumes.Table of Contentsl. Shugo Kokka-ron (ST 15) 1 Treatise on Protecting the Nation2. Sainan Kōki Yurai (ST 20) 75 The Cause of Misfortunes3. Sainan Taiji-shō (ST 21) 82 Treatise on the Elimination of Calamities4. Risshō Ankoku-ron (ST 24) 96 Treatise on Spreading Peace Throughout the Country by Establishing the True Dharma5. Ankoku-ron Soejō (ST 48) 132 Covering Letter to the Risshō Ankoku-ron6. Ankoku-ron Gokanyurai (ST 49) 134 The Reason for Submitting the Risshō Ankoku-ron7. Yadoya Nyūdō Sai-gojō (ST 51) 139 Second Letter to Lay Priest Yadoya8. Ankoku-ron Okugaki (ST 69) 141 Postscript to the Risshō Ankoku-ron9. Ko Saimyōji Nyūdō Kenzan Gosho (ST 71) 143 Letter about Meeting the Late Lay Priest Saimyōji10. Kingo-dono Gohenji (ST 73) 144 A Reply to Lord Ōta Jōmyō11. Ankoku-ron Sōjō (ST 108) 147 A Letter Requesting the Risshō Ankoku-ron12. Musō Gosho (ST 111) 148 Record of a Dream13. Kassen Zai-Genzen Gosho (ST 155) 149 A War Right Under Your Nose14. Ken Risshō-i Shō (ST 156) 150 A Tract Revealing the Gist of the Risshō Ankoku-ron15. Shinkoku-ō Gosho (ST 168) 154 Sovereigns of Our Divine Land16. Senji-shō (ST 181) 171 Selecting the Right Time17. Gōnin-jō Gohenji (ST 200) 229 Response to Gōnins Letter18. Kangyō Hachiman-shō (ST 395) 232 Admonition of Bodhisattva HachimanGlossary 253Japanese Equivalents 319 Index 327