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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> The central theme of Nichiren Daishonin’s T lengthy two-part treatise “The Opening of the Eyes” can indeed be summed up in the short phrase opening the eyes. While the Daishonin’s original text of this writing is not extant there is a record indi- cating that it consisted of a total of sixty-six pages: sixty-five sheets of paper for the body of the work and one sheet of paper on which the Daishonin himself had written “The Opening of the Eyes” as the title page.? “Opening the eyes” means exactly that: “to open the eyes.” It can also be read as the Daishonin’s call: “Open your eyes!” How can we open the closed eyes of people’s hearts? With what light can we illuminate the darkness of ignorance? It is Nichiren Daishonin the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law who opened a path to answer these questions. The flame of Nichiren’s struggle as the votary of the Lotus Sutra a struggle aimed at leading humanity to enlightenment and actualizing the principle of “establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land” while battling against all manner of devilish functions only burned even more brightly when he was exiled to snowbound Sado Island. (LL)