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Happiness In This World

BACKGROUND:

This letter was written at Minobu on June 27, 1276 and addressed to Shijo Kingo, whose life was in serious danger. His comrades in arms were looking for a chance to kill him and his lord still strongly disapproved of his faith in true Buddhism. The Daishonin encourages Shijo Kingo to endure his difficulties and gain the true happiness that inevitably comes from living with faith in the Mystic Law.

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