Saturday, February 14th, 2026
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is what is meant by entering the palace of oneself."
(The Essential Passage in Each
of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the
Lotus Sutra,
Lotus Sutra,
Simile and Parable chapter
- OTT, page 209)
Selection Source: Experience in faith,
Selection Source: Experience in faith,
Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 14th, 2026
Sunday, February 15th, 2026
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [56] Towards a Century of Health:The Wisdom of Leading a Long Life of Good Fortune and Benefit—Part 4 [0f 4], Joy in Life and Death—The Boundless State Attained by Dedicating Ourselves to Our Eternal Mission, Empathising with Others, December 2019 issue of the Daibyaku-renge translation released September 2020
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU WA JISHIN NO KYUDEN NI IRU NARI
New Gosho Zenshu page 1095
Gosho Zenshu page 787
And the Japanese kanji for
Sunday, February 15th, 2026
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"You may lose a loved one who has not practised Nichiren Buddhism themselves. But as long as we, their family members or friends who do practise, continue to chant for them, there is nothing to worry about. We pass on to them the benefits we have accumulated through our Buddhist practice—this is the true meaning of offering prayers for the deceased in Nichiren Buddhism.
"The important thing is to chant sincerely and maintain faith in the Mystic Law; it is not superficial formalities. And nowhere in the Daishonin's writings does it say that prayers for the deceased are ineffective unless offered by priests."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [56] Towards a Century of Health:The Wisdom of Leading a Long Life of Good Fortune and Benefit—Part 4 [0f 4], Joy in Life and Death—The Boundless State Attained by Dedicating Ourselves to Our Eternal Mission, Empathising with Others, December 2019 issue of the Daibyaku-renge translation released September 2020
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU WA JISHIN NO KYUDEN NI IRU NARI
New Gosho Zenshu page 1095
Gosho Zenshu page 787
And the Japanese kanji for
Tsukizuki Hibini
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