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2020年 07月 18日

8. Birth of Disciples and Believers who Supported the Life of Nichiren 2

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  ‘Mirror of the East’. By Wikipedia

The mind of Kingo was moved by Nichiren's every word.

“Yes, fame and fortune... You're absolutely right.”

Nichiren grasped that facial expression of Kingo included some shade.

“I suppose that you, Kingo, have some worry?”

Kingo was surprised. Can this person read my mind?

“No, I feel my mind is refreshed hearing the teaching. But…”

Nichiren leaned forward to hear what he said.

Kingo faces down.

“In fact, I have a daughter, but she is weak from birth, and is lying down in the bed with an illness for a long time. I have the knowledge of the medicinal herb a little, and I mix and use it too, but she has not been making any noticeable recovery. I prayed to the various gods and Buddha, but she does not recover.”

“I understood. I will pray for an important child of the Lord Kingo to the best of my ability. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is as same as the roar of a lion. What sickness therefore can become an obstacle? The person who embraces the title, daimoku, of the Lotus Sutra will be protected by the good deities. But your faiths alone will determine all these things. A sword is useless in the hands of a coward. The sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by a person having admirable faith. Your child's misfortune will change into good fortune. Decide your mind, summon faiths, please pray it.”

Kingo puts his hands on the floor on an impulse.

“I understand clearly what you mean. Shijo KingoYorimoto becomes the believer of the priest Nichiren from now and chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!”

A voice broke out with Kingo answering all at once from behind.

“Congratulations entering faiths!”

There are a large number of people when he turned around in wonder. With that person, there were Toki Jonin, and feudal lord Yoshitaka Kudo of the Awa country Amatsu district. Furthermore, Ikegami brothers of Munenaka and Munenaga whose father is the commissioner of buildings of the Shogunate. Also, Hiki Daigaku Saburo is the Confucianist of Shogunate officer.

They have been hearing a sermon of Nichiren behind Kingo.

Kingo blushed and lowered the head to everyone.

Nichiren was 35 years old, Shijo Kingo was 26, was 9 years younger than Nichiren at this time. Yoshitaka Kudo was 23 years old, Hiki Daigaku Saburo was 55.

Before long, Shijo Kingo and Ikegami Munenaka and Hiki Daigaku Saburo lived in Kamakura, and Toki Jonin and Yoshitaka Kudo lived in Shimousa. They become the followers of influential Nichiren afterward. Though they will encounter many persecutions as the center of the believers, they will give their life to spread the Law of Buddha.


The propagation of Nichiren continues moreover.

The person who wake up to the Lotus Sutra in the vassal of the Shogunate appeared.

Shijo Kingo and Toki Jonin served the vassal of Shogunate, but the understanding person of the Lotus Sutra appeared in the nerve center of the Shogunate.

Yadoya Mitsunori was the one of them. He became a priest as a layman, and he introduced himself as the lay priest Yadoya, but Yadoya is known as the closest aide to regent Tokiyori Hojo. According to the Mirror of the East, there is the name of Mitsunori Yadoya, was one of seven vassals who were permitted nursing Tokiyori on the occasion of the deathbed of later Tokiyori.

Nichiren encounters Yadoya, and exchanges of opinions. Yadoya was interested with Nichiren who had the excellent discernment to the Law of Buddha, though he was unknown and not a high-rank priest.


    Continued to 'Appearance of Female Believers'


Life of Nichiren. Vol. 1. Contents




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