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The Meaning of Faith
What we call faith is nothing extraordinary. As a woman cherishes her husband, as a man will
give his life for his wife, as parents will not abandon their children, or as a child refuses to leave his mother, so should
we put our trust in the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni, Taho, and all the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions, as well
as the heavenly gods and benevolent deities, and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. This is what is meant by faith. Moreover, you
should ponder the sutra passages, "Honestly discarding the provisional teachings" and "Not accepting even a single verse from
any of the other sutras" and never be of a mind to abandon them, just as a woman will not throw away her mirror or as a man
always wears his sword.
Respectfully,
Nichiren
The eighteenth day of the fifth month
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| High Ho Silver, our fish from Igai River, Kami Igata Cho, Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. |
One who recites even one word or phrase of the Lotus Sutra and who speaks about it to another
person is the emissary of the Lord Buddha Shakyamuni.
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| Abacus to Abstract Japanese to English Pictures by Howard Ahner in Nobeoka, English-Tel 0982-34-5666 |
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| Thursday evenings at 6:00 pm English Classes, Minami Nobeoka |
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| What kind of sentences do high school kids come up with in Japan? |
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| Around The Tsurugaoka House 2-2-2009 |
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| Friday the Thirteenth on Nagahama Beach in Nobeoka |
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| The Modernization and Internationalization of Kadogawa Cho, Miyazaki, Japan |
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| Zaikouji and Nagahama Beach |
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| Rocky XXXXXX by Howard Ahner |
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| Toe Jammed by Howard Ahner |
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| Sazanpia 9:30am by Howard Ahner |
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| Fun at Sazanpia, Nobeoka - 1-31-2009 |
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