NST Nichiren Shoshu Temple

Here are some selected articles, lectures, mostly compiled from the Nichiren Shoshu Monthly. It is important to note that these articles were geared for those who already have a grasp of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, so many concepts may be unfamilar to those who might be seeing these for the first time. Most are quite detailed.

• Basics of Study
  • Concerning Karma
  • Cause and Effect
  • Concerning the Three Truths
  • Earthly Desires: The Root of Unhappiness
  • Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism: Ships to Cross the Sea of Suffering
  • Shakyamuni’s Objective
  • Shodai
  • The Four Noble Truths
  • The Four Teachings and the Three Perfectly Endowed Truths
  • The Middle Path
  • The Origins of Buddhism
  • The Origins of Buddhism (Part 2)
  • The Six Paramitas
  • The Supremacy of Buddhism: The Four Emblematic Theorems
  • The Twelve-linked Chain of Causation
• Faith and Formalities in the Fuji School
  • Prologue
• Guideposts in Faith
  • 1. The Treasures of the Heart are the Most Valuable of All
  • 2. The Treasures of the Heart are the Most Valuable of All
• Life of Nichiren Daishonin
  • 1. The Birth of the Daishonin
  • 2. Young Zennichi-maro
  • 3. The Youthful Priest Zesho-bo Rencho
  • 4. The Reincarnation of Bodhisattva Jogyo and the Establishment of True Buddhism
  • 5. The Establishment of True Buddhism
  • 6. Propagation in Kamakura
  • 7. The Rissho Ankoku Ron
  • 8. The Matsubagayatsu Persecution
• Special Study Lectures
  • The Three Phases through which the Buddha Benefits the People
  • Explanation of the Hoben Chapter
  • Explanation of the Juryo Chapter
  • The Significance of the Heritage: the Ultimate Matter of Kechimyaku
  • The Importance of Shakubuku
• Tales from the Gosho
  • Ichimyo-maro
  • I-Lung
  • Jozo and Jogen
  • Surihandoku
  • Bodhisattva Fukyo
  • Sessen Doji
  • The Dragon King’s Daughter
• Tales from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Parable of the Three Kinds of Medicinal Herbs and Two Types of Trees
  • The Parable of the Excellent Physician and His Sick Children
  • The Parable of the Priceless Gem in the Topknot