"[...] though one may be ignorant and make meager offerings, if one presents those offerings to

"Shakyamuni Buddha who attained enlightenment countless kalpas ago, the Lotus Sutra that leads

"The Lotus Sutra is the staff that helps all the Buddhas of the three existences as they set

"There was once a ruler in India named Ashoka the Great. He reigned over a quarter of the land

"The lion king is said to advance three steps, then gather himself to spring, unleashing the

"What is called faith is nothing unusual. Faith means putting one's trust in the Lotus Sutra

"Nichiren's compassion is truly great and encompassing, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will spread for

"The Lotus Sutra is both the teaching of the Buddha and the embodiment of the Buddha wisdom. If

"There is nothing to lament when we consider that we will surely become Buddhas. Even if one

"Believe in the Gohonzon, the supreme object of devotion in all of Jambudvipa. Be sure to

"“As practice progresses and understanding grows, the three obstacles and four devils emerge in

"The heart of the Lotus Sutra is the revelation that one may attain supreme enlightenment in

"Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from

"Today there are people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra. The belief of some is like fire while

"As for your wife's prayers, even though she does not doubt the Lotus Sutra, I suspect that

"A woman who embraces the lion king of the Lotus Sutra never fears any of the beasts of hell or

"We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in

"One who listens to even a sentence or phrase of the sutra and cherishes it deep in one's

"Because I have expounded this teaching, I have been exiled and almost killed. As the saying

"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but

"The wonderful means of truly putting an end to the physical and spiritual obstacles of all

"When we examine this wide variety of sutras, we find that they all stress how grave a matter it

"It is the nature of beasts to threaten the weak and fear the strong. Our contemporary scholars

"[...] we know that the prayers offered by a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra will be answered

"Though I might be offered the rulership of Japan if I would only abandon the Lotus Sutra,

"Every being, from the highest sage on down to the smallest mosquito or gnat, holds life to be

"Little streams come together to form the great ocean, and tiny particles of dust accumulate to

"The deeper the roots, the more luxuriant the branches. The farther the source, the longer the

"The Buddha states: “Have no fear of mad elephants. What you should fear are evil friends! Why?

"We ordinary beings are fettered by evil karma, earthly desires, and the sufferings of birth and