Nichiren Shoshu Official Documentary & Kofu no Kaze music video

Shakyamuni Buddha April 8 1029 BC - February 15^th 949 BC Nichiren Daishonin Buddha February 16^th 1222 – October 13^th 1282.

Shakyamuni in India passed away on February 15th, and the Daishonin was born on February 16th. The calendar date following the previous Buddha’s death was the day of the advent of the True Buddha in the present time of Mappo. This fact suggests to us the Mystic aspect (Myo) of the rise and fall of Buddhism. (The Doctrines and Practice of Nichiren Shoshu. 2010. The Advent of Nichiren Daishonin. Nichiren Shoshu Overseas Bureau: Japan, pp. 1-7.)

Nichiren Shoshu Official Documentary

Beautiful official documentary in Japanese of Nichiren Daishonin’s life (February 16^th 1222- October 13^th 1282), the True Buddha of Kuon Ganjo, and the Second-High Priest Byakuren Ajari Nikko Shonin (1246-1333) who protected and led Nichiren Shoshu. In the documentary, it is explained the main events of Nichiren Daishonin’s life including historical works like the Rissho Ankoku Ron (1260) and the several persecutions like the Tatsunokuchi Persecution on September 12^th, 1271: When he was almost going to be beheaded but a shining object appeared in the night sky saving him. Because the authorities feared the mystic event, they decided to do not kill Nichiren Daishonin but rather sent him in exile to Sado Island. There, as the documentarist explains, Nichiren Daishonin endured living in a small hut in the middle of the snow and suffering extreme poverty far away from his believers. In the end, Nichiren Daishonin culminated his life with the Dai-Gohonzon inscribed on October 12^th, 1279. This is the core object of worship in Nichiren Shoshu and after Nichiren Daishonin’s death on October 13^th, 1282, it was inherited by Second High Priest Byakuren Ajari Nikko Shonin (1246-1333). The next part of the documentary explains the creation of the Head Temple Taiseki-ji (1290) in Mt. Fuji thanks to the believer Nanjo Tokimitsu (1259-1332). A special attention is given to the Five-Storied Pagoda. The documentary ends with the concept of Kosen-rufu: The worldwide believers called Hokkeko have the wish of spreading Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism throughout the world. 

Kofu no Kaze music video

My video of Kofu no Kaze song from Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism was made including the translation in English and Spanish from the original Japanese song along with a transcript in Thai language. Because it is used in several Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Temples, this video has been made for international Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist believers to learn this traditional Japanese song. I do not own the song nor the images, please take a look at the references for the original sources!