Friday, Jan. 31st 2025 Daily Gosho + Saturday, Feb. 1st Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement both using official translations, all quotes are from Nichiren Daishonin or Ikeda Sensei unless otherwise stated...

Friday, January 31st, 2025

-- DAILY GOSHO --

Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone seen or heard of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person.

(Winter Always Turns to Spring

 - WND-1, page 536)

Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin

Seikyo Shinbun 

   - Friday, January 31st, 2025

Saturday, February 1st, 2025

--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Mr. Toda emphasized, however, that the religious revolution the Soka Gakkai aims to achieve is not a revolution accomplished by violent or coercive means. It can only be attained, he asserted, through the inner human revolution of each individual?*"

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [86] Expanding Our Inspiring Network of Human Harmony in the "Treasure Realms" of Our Mission, A Religious Revolution Powered by Human Revolution June 2022 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released March 2023

* Cf. Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Jose zenshu (The Collected Writings of Josei Toda), vol. 4 (Tokyo: Seikyo Shinbunsha, 1984), p. 385.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --

HOKEKYŌ O SHINZURU HITO WA FUYU NO GOTOSHI. FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU. IMADA MUKASHI YORI KIKAZU MIZU, FUYU NO AKI TO KAERERU KOTO O. IMADA KIKAZU, HOKEKYŌ O SHINZURU HITO NO BOMPU TO NARU KOTO O. 

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1696, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1253)

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Thursday, 30th Jan. 2025 Daily Gosho + Friday, 31st Jan. Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or Ikeda Sensei unless otherwise stated...

Thursday, January 30th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"A woman who embraces the lion king of the Lotus Sutra never fears any of the beasts of hell or of the realms of hungry spirits and animals. All the offences committed by a woman in her lifetime are like dry grass, and the single character myō of the Lotus Sutra is like a small spark. When a small spark is set to a large expanse of grass, not only the grass but also the big trees and large stones will all be consumed. Such is the power of the fire of wisdom in the single character myō. Not only will all offences vanish, but they will become sources of benefit. This is what changing poison into amrita means."

(The Drum at the Gate of Thunder 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 949)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 30th, 2025

Friday, January 31st, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Because we inherently possess the life state of Buddhahood, we can manifest it through our Buddhist practice, and because we can manifest it through our Buddhist practice, it becomes clear that we inherently possess it. These two aspects are non-dual, and both are indispensable."

Buddhism of the Sun, Revealing the Precious Jewel That Exists Within, Daibyaku Renge June 2023, SGI Newsletter No. 11466, Feb. 9th 2024. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HOKEKYO NO SHISHIO O TAMOTSU NYONIN WA ISSAI NO JIGOKU GAKI CHIKUSHO TONO HYAKUJU NI OSORURU KOTO NASHI TATOEBA NYONIN NO ISSHO NO AIDANO ONTSUMI WA MOROMORONO KAREKUSA NO GOTOSHI HOKEKYO NO MYO NO ICHIJI WA SHOKA NO GOTOSHI SHOKA O SHUSO NI TSUKINUREBA SHUSO YAKE HOROBURU NOMINARAZU TAIBOKU TAISEKI MINA YAKEUSENU MYO NO ICHIJI NO CHIKA MOTTE KAKUNO GOTOSHI SHUZAI KIYURU NOMINARAZU SHUZAI KAERITE KUDOKU TO NARU DOKUYAKU HENJITE KANRO TO NARU KORE NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1745
Gosho Zenshu page 1316

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Wednesday, Jan. 29th 2025 Daily Gosho plus Thursday, Jan. 30th Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or Ikeda Sensei unless otherwise stated...

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Even a feeble person will not stumble if those supporting him are strong, but a person of considerable strength, when alone, may fall down on an uneven path."

(Three Tripitaka Masters 

        Pray for Rain 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 598)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 29th, 2025

Thursday, January 30th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"I am reminded of the novel The Eternal City by the British author Hall Caine (1853-1931), which I studied with my mentor, Josei Toda, in my youth. The novel's protagonist, the youthful revolutionary David Rossi, calls out to his compatriots: 'If they ask us when our Republic [of Humanity] is to come to practical results, we say when the world is ready for it, until first here and then there, as this or that country is ripe for it, it will govern the powers that govern the world.'*"

 

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [86] Expanding Our Inspiring Network of Human Harmony in the "Treasure Realms" of Our Mission, "First Here and Then There," June 2022 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released March 2023

* Hall Caine, The Eternal City (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901), p. 177.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KAI NAKI MONO NAREDOMO TASUKURU MONO TSUYOKEREBA TAOREZU SUKOSHI KENAGE NO MONO MO HITORI NAREBA ASHIKI MICHI NIWA TAORENU

New Gosho Zenshu page 1940
Gosho Zenshu page 1468

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Tues. Jan 28th 2025 Daily Gosho and Wed. Jan 29th Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are from Nichiren Daishonin or Ikeda Sensei unless otherwise stated…

Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Having encountered great bandits, I know I will exchange their great poison for a precious jewel." 

("Why No Protection from 

   the Heavenly Gods?" 

WND-ll page 432)

Source:  Suntetsu

Seikyo Newspaper: Jan. 28th, 2025

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"The dedicated members of our Many Treasures Group have weathered all kinds of adversity over their long lives to shine brilliantly in their golden years. Powerfully chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, they have eloquently demonstrated the validity of Nichiren Buddhism. They have shown great actual proof of changing karma and proudly spoken of the true greatness of the Soka Gakkai and shared their triumphant stories of human revolution.

"Let's always sincerely thank, praise and treasure them with all our hearts."

Buddhism of the Sun, Chanting to the Gohonzon, We Join the Ceremony in the Air, Daibyaku Renge June 2023, SGI Newsletter No. 11466, Feb. 9th 2024. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO -- 
DAIZOKU NI ATTE DAIDOKU O HOJU NI KAU TO OMOU BEKIKA.

New Gosho Zenshu page 1293,  

Gosho Zenshu page 962

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

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27th Jan. 2025 Monday, Daily Gosho plus 28th Jan. Tuesday Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or Ikeda Sensei unless otherwise stated...

Monday, January 27th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"How much more effective, then, is the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra, which is the very heart of all the eighty thousand sacred teachings of Buddhism and the eye of all the Buddhas! How can you doubt that by chanting it you can escape from the four evil paths?"

(The Daimokuof the Lotus Sutra 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 141)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 27th, 2025

Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Kosen-rufu is the challenge to make the realm of the Ceremony in the Air* described in the Lotus Sutra-which depicts the nobility of the state of Buddhahood within all people and the magnificent solidarity of bodhisattvas—a reality in the here and now. It is a realm of compassion, of respect for the dignity of each person, free of discrimination and division, in which everyone's unique qualities can shine. Let us continue to advance steadily towards the realisation of this lofty ideal."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [86] Expanding Our Inspiring Network of Human Harmony in the "Treasure Realms" of Our Mission, June 2022 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released March 2023

* Ceremony in the Air: One of the three assemblies described in the Lotus Sutra, in which the entire gathering is suspended in space above the saha world. It extends from "The Emergence of the Treasure Tower" (11th) chapter to the "Entrustment" (22nd) chapter. The heart of this ceremony is the emergence of the treasure tower from the earth and Shakyamuni entrusting the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, led by Bodhisattva Superior Practices, with the propagation of the essence of the Lotus Sutra in the evil latter age after his passing.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
IKANI IWANYA HOKEKYO NO DAIMOKU WA HACHIMAN SHOGYO NO KANJIN ISSAI SHOBUTSU NO GANMOKU NARI NANJI KORE O TONAETE SHIAKUSHU O HANARU BEKARAZU TO UTAGAUKA

New Gosho Zenshu page 532
Gosho Zenshu page 940

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
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Daily Gosho Sun. Jan. 26th 2025 plus Daily Encouragement Mon. Jan. 27th

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or Ikeda Sensei unless otherwise stated...

Sunday, January 26th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"One should by all means persist in preaching the Lotus Sutra and causing them to hear it. Those who put their faith in it will surely attain Buddhahood, while those who slander it will establish a 'poison-drum relationship' with it and will likewise attain Buddhahood. In any event, the seeds of Buddhahood exist nowhere apart from the Lotus Sutra."

(How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way 

Can Attain Buddhahood through
the Lotus Sutra 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 882)
Selection Source: One Gosho, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 26th, 2025

Monday, January 27th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"When we engage in our daily gongyo and chanting, we take part in the noble, splendid

Ceremony in the Air, activating the magnificent treasure tower within us.

"The women of Soka, with the spirited resolve that everything starts with prayer, challenge every obstacle by first chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo deeply to the Gohonzon. They align their lives with the Mystic Law and embody the great principle of 'illuminating and manifesting one's true nature' (see WND-1, 746).

"That's what makes them strong and invincible, always able to find a way forwards. All Buddhas and bodhisattvas throughout the universe are sure to praise and steadfastly protect them."

Buddhism of the Sun, Chanting to the Gohonzon, We Join the Ceremony in the Air, Daibyaku Renge June 2023, SGI Newsletter No. 11466, Feb. 9th 2024. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
TOTEMO KAKUTEMO HOKEKYO O SHIITE TOKI KIKASU BESHI SHINZEN HITO WA HOTOKE NI NARU BESHI BOZEN MONO WA DOKKU NO EN TO NATTE HOTOKE NI NARU BEKINARI IKANI TO SHITEMO HOTOKE NO TANE WA HOKEKYO YORI HOKANI NAKI NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 697
Gosho Zenshu page 552

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
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Sat. 25th Jan. 2025 Daily Gosho + Sun. 26th Jan. Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or President Ikeda unless otherwise stated...

Saturday, January 25th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Logs make the fire burn brighter, and the wind swells the body of the kālakula* insect."

(How the Gods Protect 

the Place of Practice 

- WND, Vol. 2, page 669)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 25th, 2025

*Kālakulas are mythical insects said to swell in the wind, using its force to grow larger. In this way, we, too, must move forwards, causing the flame of faith to burn all the more powerfully, the greater the obstacles we face. 

(Excerpt from The Wisdom of Lotus Sutra, Vol.6)

Sunday, January 26th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Progress in kosen-rufu always comes from creating ties of mutual trust and friendship.

"Shining in our own unique way as we respect and encourage one another, we vibrantly expand our network of solidarity to enable all people to fully realise their inherent dignity, thereby building a Buddha land.

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [86] Expanding Our Inspiring Network of Human Harmony in the "Treasure Realms" of Our Mission, June 2022 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released March 2023

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
TAKIGI HI O SAKAN NI SHI KAZE GURA O MASU

New Gosho Zenshu page 1321
Gosho Zenshu page 979

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Friday, Jan. 24th 2025 Daily Gosho + Saturday, Jan. 25th Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement both using official translations, all quotes are from Nichiren Daishonin or President Ikeda unless otherwise stated...

Friday, January 24th, 2025

-- DAILY GOSHO --

If one dyes something repeatedly in indigo, it becomes even bluer than the indigo leaves. The Lotus Sutra is like the indigo, and the strength of one's practice is like the deepening blue.

(Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light 

- WND-1, page 457)

Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin

Seikyo Shimbun 

- Friday, January 24th, 2025

Saturday, January 25th, 2025

--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"The human world where we struggle with all kinds of suffering and problems is indeed an impure land awash in earthly desires. But by embracing and practising the Mystic Law, we can reveal our Buddha nature, gaining enlightenment and attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime, and build a pure land here and now."

Buddhism of the Sun, Chanting to the Gohonzon, We Join the Ceremony in the Air, Daibyaku Renge June 2023, SGI Newsletter No. 11466, Feb. 9th 2024. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --

AI WA HA NO TOKI YORIMO, NAO SOMUREBA IYOIYO AOSHI. HOKEKYŌ WA AI NO GOTOSHI, SHUGYŌ NO FUKAKI WA IYOIYO AOKI GA GOTOSHI.

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1834, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1505)

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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23rd Jan. 2025 Thursday, Daily Gosho plus 24th Jan. Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or President Ikeda unless otherwise stated...

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The Law does not spread by itself: because people propagate it, both the people and the Law are respect worthy."

(Gosho zenshu, p. 856, 

       "Hyaku rokka sho" 

(The one hundred and 

      six comparisons); 

not included in The 

Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
vols. 1 and 2)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 23rd, 2025

Friday, January 24th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"When your heart is frozen with worry, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Chanting energetically even three times will bathe the earth of your heart in warm sunlight and cause strength to rise from within. You will be able to put down roots of an invincible spirit and bring flowers of hope to blossom in your own unique way.

"Let's advance together towards spring!"

Towards 2030 — To Our Bright Beacons of Hope, [35] Bring Flowers of Hope to Blossom in Spring!, Hope News, Feb 1st 2023, translation released March 2023

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HO ONOZU KARA HIROMARAZU NIN HO O HIROMURUGA YUENI NINPO TOMONI TATTOSHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 2200
Gosho Zenshu page 856

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Wednesday, Jan. 22nd 2025 Daily Gosho + Thursday, Jan. 23rd Daily Encouragement PLUS most recent articles on the official Daisaku Ikeda Website

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or President Ikeda unless otherwise stated...

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"My wish is that my disciples will be cubs of the lion king, never to be laughed at by the pack of foxes. It is hard to encounter a master like Nichiren, who since distant kalpas in the past down to the present day has never begrudged his body or life in order to expose the faults of his powerful enemies!"

(In the Continent of Jambudvīpa 

- WND, Vol. 2, page 1062)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 22nd, 2025

Thursday, January 23d, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Responding to a question from his disciple Abutsu-bo about the nature of the treasure tower, the Daishonin writes:

"'Abutsu-bo is therefore the treasure tower itself, and the treasure tower is Abutsu-bo himself. No other knowledge is purposeful. It is the treasure tower adorned with the seven kinds of treasures-hearing the correct teaching, believing it, keeping the precepts, engaging in meditation, practising assiduously, renouncing one's attachments and reflecting on oneself.' (WND-1, 299)

"The Mystic Law enables all people to see and reveal their innate Buddha nature and make it shine. Everyone, without distinction or discrimination, is originally and inherently a noble treasure tower.

"This is a truly magnificent affirmation of humanity and a celebration of life. It brims with compassion arising from the great wisdom of equality that embraces the global family of humankind, and with the broad-minded wisdom that respects and supports individuality, enabling it to flourish in all its diversity."

Buddhism of the Sun, The Ceremony in the Air Depicts the Drama of Life Itself, Daibyaku Renge June 2023, SGI Newsletter No. 11466, Feb. 9th 2024. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
NEGAWAKUWA WAGA DESHI RA SHISHIO NO KO TO NARITE GUNKO NI WARAWARURU KOTO NAKARE KAKO ONNONGO YORI KONOKATA NICHIREN GA GOTOKU SHINMYO O SUTETE GOTEKI NO TOGA O ARAWASU SHI NIWA AIGATAKARU BESHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 2048
Gosho Zenshu page 1589

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
https://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/

The following are the three most recent event articles on the official Daisaku Ikeda website:


December 20, 2024
American Philosophical Practitioners Association Dedicates Its November 2024 issue of Philosophical Practice to Daisaku Ikeda
https://events.daisakuikeda.org/2024/1220-appa-ikeda-tribute/


Jan 7 2025
Daisaku Ikeda's Photography Featured in the December 2024 Online Earth Charter Magazine
https://events.daisakuikeda.org/2025/0107-earth-charter-ikeda-photos/


Jan 15 2025
SGI Calls for No First Use of Nuclear Weapons and the Establishment of a Nuclear War Prevention Center Ahead of Its 50th Anniversary 
https://events.daisakuikeda.org/2025/0115-sgi-stmt-50th-anniv/

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Daily Gosho, Tues. Jan. 21st 2025 and Daily Encouragement, Wed. Jan. 22nd

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are from Nichiren Daishonin or President Ikeda unless otherwise stated…

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"No matter how many terrible enemies you may encounter, banish all fears and never think of backsliding." 

("On Practicing the Buddha's Teachings"

WND-l page 395)

Source:  Suntetsu

Seikyo Newspaper: January 21st, 2025

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"I hope you'll have the courage to try new things and challenge the areas you're not so good at. Even if you feel like you're not making progress, patiently keep at it with the resolve not to take a single step backwards. That is what it means to win over yourself and truly triumph!"

Towards 2030 — To Our Bright Beacons of Hope, [34] Let's Win Over Ourselves and Sing a Song of Victory, Hope News, Jan 1st 2023, translation released March 2023

-- KYO NO GOSHO-- 
IKANI GOTEKI KASANARU TOMO, YUMEYUME TAISURU KOKORO NAKARE, OSORURU KOKORO NAKARE.

New Gosho Zenshu page 605,  

Gosho Zenshu page 504

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Mon.Jan. 20th 2025 Daily Gosho + Tues. Jan. 21st Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or President Ikeda unless otherwise stated...

Monday, January 20th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"This chapter tells the story of the priceless jewel that was sewn into the lining of a man's robe. In a word, it means that Nichiren and his followers, who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, have accepted and taken faith in the wisdom jewel of the Wonderful Law of the one vehicle. The mind of faith is comparable to the jewel that is sewn into the robe."

(Prophecy of Enlightenment for 

Five Hundred Disciples chapter, 

OTT, page 78)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 20th, 2025

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The Ceremony in the Air, and indeed the entire Lotus Sutra, is a drama that plays out in Shakyamuni's own mind, and at the same time, it is a drama that describes our own beings. Drawing forth the life state of Buddhahood by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, we can break through our individual karma and achieve the fundamental transformation of our lives known as attaining Buddhahood. Not only that, we can enact the ultimate drama of transformation based on the principle of the 'three thousand realms in a single moment of life,'* by which we can realise happiness for both ourselves and others and contribute to creating a prosperous society and a peaceful world."

Buddhism of the Sun, The Ceremony in the Air Depicts the Drama of Life Itself, Daibyaku Renge June 2023, SGI Newsletter No. 11466, Feb. 9th 2024.  

*Three thousand realms in a single moment of life (Jpn. ichinen-sanzen): A philosophical system established by T'ien-t'ai of China based on the Lotus Sutra. The "three thousand realms" indicates the varying aspects and phases that life assumes at each moment. At each moment, life manifests one of the Ten Worlds. Each of these worlds possesses the potential for all ten within itself, thus making one hundred possible worlds. Each of these hundred worlds possesses the ten factors and operates within each of the three realms of existence, thus making three thousand realms. In other words, all phenomena are contained within a single moment of life, and a single moment of life permeates the three thousand realms of existence or the entire phenomenal world.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KONO HON NIWA MUGE NO HOSHU O KOROMO NO UCHI NI KAKURU KOTO O TOKU NARI SENZURU TOKORO NICHIREN RA NO TAGUI NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU MONO WA ICHIJO MYOHO NO CHIHO O SHINJU SURU NARI SHINJIN O MOTTE KOROMO NO UCHI NI KAKU TO IU NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1024
Gosho Zenshu page 734

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
https://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/

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