Shijo Kingo was a skilled samurai and physician, and Nichiren Daishonin's close disciple. Ikeda Sensei writes: "Just as Shijo Kingo was encouraged to do by the Daishonin, each of us needs to become a wise person who wins the trust of others in our community and society.
Buddhist Morning Thought #7 Devotion
Buddhist Morning Thought #40, Enlightenment
This teaching was not propagated in the Former or Middle Day of the Law because the other sutras had not yet lost their power of benefit. ...

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A Bodhisattva (菩薩) is one who aspires to enlightenment, or Buddhahood. Bodhi means enlightenment, and sattva, a living being. In Hinaya...
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Kōsen-rufu (広宣流布), a phrase found in the Japanese translation of the Buddhist scripture Lotus Sutra , is informally defined to as "wor...