Nichiren was persecuted throughout his lifetime by the Japanese government and by religious powers who considered his revolutionary teachings a grave threat to their continued authority.   Nevertheless, the letters he wrote to his followers, often under the most dire conditions, illustrated that even in the midst of the greatest challenge, he was able to realize the great beauty of life and feel joy and compassion for others - the state of Buddhahood.  These letters and treatises collected in English as The Major Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, are among the primary study materials for his disciples.  Please realize that this is a work in progress, and as such, will have minor errors and omissions.

These Gosho have been superceded by the imore recent release of "The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin. This version is only maintained for historical purposes.

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