Nichiren No Tegami (Kadokawa Sofuia Bunko G 1-18 Beginner Zu Nippon No Shiso)

[Machine Translation] Nichiren's letters, with their detailed style and consideration for the circumstances and difficulties of others, encapsulate the fundamentals of Buddhist thought. The essence of "The Lotus Sutra," which teaches equality and respect for human beings, and "Rissho Ankoku-ron," which seeks to correct national corruption and to combat disasters and epidemics, emerge three-dimensionally from his letters, which make full use of Buddhist scriptures, historical events, and discourses. There is life counseling, life guidance, and encouragement. There are letters to a boy the age of a son, a woman whose husband has passed away, and a mother who has lost a child. Through the original text, translation into modern language, and commentary of 25 carefully selected letters, the true image of the human Nichiren Shoshu is revealed.

相手の境遇や困難を思いやる細やかな文体に、仏教思想の根本を込めた日蓮の手紙。仏典や故事、説話を駆使したその遺文からは、平等と人間尊重を説く『法華経』や、国家の腐敗を糺し災害や疫病に立ち向かう『立正安国論』のエッセンスが立体的に立ち上がる。人生相談あり、生活指導あり、激励あり。息子ほどの歳の少年へ、夫に先立たれた女性へ、子を亡くした母親へ。厳選された25通の原文・現代語訳・解説によって人間日蓮の実像に迫る。