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Japanese Buddhist monk and the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism. It is believed that Nichiren dedicated his life to promoting the Jodo Shinshu, emphasizing the power of faith and a simple way of life. His teachings have had a profound impact on posterity.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

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“Winter always turns into Spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn.”

Turns Change Heard Spring Winter Ancient Autumn Ancient Times

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“If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquility throughout the four quarters of the land.”

Ifs Should Firsts Care Order Four Land Security Praying Insecurity Quarters Tranquility If You Care Personal Security

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“Life is the most precious of all treasures. Even one extra day of life is worth more than ten million ryo of gold.”

Life Life Is Millions Ten Gold Treasure Extras

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“Life in this world is limited. Never be in the least bit afraid!”

World Bits This World

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“Whether one has wealth or not, no treasure exceeds the one called life.”

Wealth Money Treasure Exceed

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“A coward cannot have any prayer answered.”

Prayer Coward Answered Prayers

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“We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance.”

People Heaven Ordinary Distance Ordinary People Eyelashes Intrinsic Value

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“When a tree has been transplanted, though fierce winds may blow, it will not topple if it has a firm stake to hold it up. But even a tree that has grown up in place may fall over if its roots are weak.”

Ifs May Has Beens Fall Tree Strength Wind Roots Weak Blow Firm Stakes Fierce

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“Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law?”

Matter Facts Happens Law Joy Suffering Enjoy Regard No Matter What Boundless Facts Of Life Chanting

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“A person of wisdom is not one who practices Buddhism apart from worldly affairs but, rather, one who thoroughly understands the principles by which the world is governed.”

World Persons Wisdom Principles Practice Buddhism Affair Worldly

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“The treasures of the heart are most valuable of all.”

Heart Valuable Treasure

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“By an increase in anger, warfare arises. By an increase of greed, famine arises. By an increase of stupidity, pestilence arises. Because these three calamities occur, the people's earthly desires grow all the more intense, and their false views thrive and multiply.”

People Desire Three Grows Views Increase Greed Stupidity Arise Intense Thrive Warfare Calamity Famine Pestilence Earthly Desires

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“Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest joy for all humankind.”

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“Faith Alone is what really matters.”

Matter Positive Positive Thinking

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“Never let life's hardships disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.”

Inspirational Problem Adversity Saint Hardship Sage Hardships Of Life

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“One should become the master of one's mind rather than let one's mind master him.”

Should Mind Masters

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“Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity,decline,disgrace,honor,praise,censure,suffering, and pleasure.They are neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline. The heavenly gods will surely protect one who is unbending before the eight winds.”

Persons Suffering Pleasure Wind Honor Protect Deserve Praise Prosperity Eight Worthy Gods Will Heavenly Decline Disgrace Censure Carried Away

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“More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body. The most valuable of all are the treasures of the heart.”

Heart Body Valuable Treasure

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“Do not go about complaining how hard it is to live in this world. such behavior is entirely unworthy of a real man.”

Men World Real Hard This World Behavior Complaining Unworthy Real Men

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“Could there ever be a more wonderful story than your own?”

Stories Wonderful

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“Buddhism is reason. Reason will win over your lord.”

Reason Winning Lord Buddhism Over You

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“It is the heart that is important.”

Heart Important

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“The Vimalakirti Sutra states that, when one seeks the Buddhas' emancipation in the minds of ordinary beings, one finds that ordinary beings are the entities of enlightenment, and that the sufferings of birth and death are nirvana. It also states that, if the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds.”

Ifs Mind Two Lying Evil Differences Land Pure Ordinary Mirrors Shining Enlightened Jewels Polished Deluded

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“A mind now clouded by the illusions of the innate darkness of life is like a tarnished mirror, but when polished, it is sure to become like a clear mirror, reflecting the essential nature of phenomena and the true aspect of reality. Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo”

Should Mind Reality Life Is Night Darkness Clear Essentials Illusion Aspect Mirrors Innate Reflecting Polish Life Is Like Day And Night Polished Chanting Clouded

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“Flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance. Likewise, we do not see that the Buddha exists in our own hearts.”

People Heart Soul Values Heaven Fire Produce Ordinary Distance Ordinary People Gems Eyelashes Intrinsic Value

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“That which you give to another will become your own sustenance; if you light a lamp for another, your own way will be lit.”

Ifs Way Giving Light Kindness Helping Others Buddhist Lit Lamps Sustenance

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“Suffer what there is to suffer. Enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life.”

Facts Joy Suffering Enjoy Regard Facts Of Life

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“If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way”

Ifs Way Light Lanterns Lantern Light

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“If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way.”

Ifs Way Light Fire

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“Summoning up the courage to take action is always the same regardless of how seemingly big or small the challenge. What may look like a small act of courage is courage nonetheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.”

Looks May Important Bigs Action Challenges Steps Willing Important Things Steps Forward Acts Of Courage Small Acts Summoning

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About the Author

Born: February 16, 1222
Died: October 13, 1282
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