This page will contain links to commentaries I have written on Nichiren’s major writings. My main goal in providing my comentaries or notes on these important writings of Nichiren is to make them more approachable for the average reader. Often times some of these major doctrinal pieces by Nichiren are long, they are tedious in the amount of material quoted, and they are laid out in such detail that it can be mind numbing for many people. With the limited amount of time many people have that they can devote to study, these important writings of Nichiren may get skipped over.
Yet these are very important doctrinal writings by Nichiren. They form the foundation of the philosophy of Nichiren in his belief and teaching of the Lotus Sutra. As such it is vitally important that we know what is contained in these writings. They are not superfluous theory which we can afford to ignore. These writings are what will ensure that Nichiren Buddhism is not corrupted by those who would wish to use the name Nichiren and not follow the heart of Nichiren.
We owe it to ourselves and to future generations to study these writings and ensure that others do the same.
So it is in this spirit that I am tackling these writings and offering up my commentaries as a bridge, or door opener, for everyone to read and study them directly as Nichiren wrote them. If reading these commentaries helps to encourage you to read the writings directly for yourself then I have succeeded in what I intended.
With Gassho,
Ryusho 龍昇
Senji Sho – Selecting the Right Time: A Tract by Nichiren the Buddha’s Disciple
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