"The more gold is heated in the flames, the brighter will be its color; the more a sword is

"More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures

"Question: You may talk about fire, but unless you put your hand in a flame, you will never burn

"The moon's reflection will not dwell in muddy water; no birds are to be found in the limbs

"Continue your practice without backsliding until the final moment of your life, and when that

"In essence, the appearance of the treasure tower indicates that on hearing the Lotus Sutra the

"Let us openly and clearly outline the virtues of Myoho-renge-kyo! Just as poisonous compounds

"The foremost treasure of sentient beings is none other than life itself. Those who take life

"How, then, are you to go about nurturing faith in the Lotus Sutra? For if you try to practice

"The mighty warrior General Li Kuang, whose mother had been devoured by a tiger, shot an arrow

"A bird's egg contains nothing but liquid, yet by itself this develops into a beak, two eyes

"There is no true happiness other than upholding faith in the Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant

"A fire burns higher when logs are added, and a strong wind makes a kalakula grow larger. The

"Be diligent in developing your faith until the last moment of your life. Otherwise you will

"The old fox never forgets the hillock where he was born; the white turtle repaid the kindness

"The Great Teacher Miao-lo says: “You should understand that one's life and its environment

"“Single-mindedly desiring to see the Buddha” may be read as follows: single-mindedly observing

"Explaining the heart of the Lotus Sutra, the Universal Worthy Sutra says, “Without either

"First of all, as to the question of where exactly hell and the Buddha exist, one sutra states

"In this latter age, which corresponds to our own time, the three types of enemies have appeared

"My resolution is now immovable. Determined to endure any hardship, I have fulfilled the

"You must be firmly resolved. Do not begrudge your fief; do not think of your wife and children.

"You have associated with a friend in the orchid room and have become as straight as mugwort

"Even those who are free from illness cannot escape the transience of life, but you are not yet

"At present the entire body of the Honorable Abutsu is composed of the five elements of earth,

"I alone first chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in Japan. In the more than twenty years since the

"Thus, encountering this sutra is as rare as the blossoming of the udumbara flower, which occurs

"Now surely the peace of the world and the stability of the nation are sought by both ruler and

"In the Vimalakirti Sutra we read: “Vimalakirti once more questioned Manjushri, saying, '

"If you seek enlightenment outside yourself, then your performing even ten thousand practices