TagOnce Upon A Gosho

A waterfall called the Dragon Gate exists in China. Its waters plunge a hundred feet, swifter than an arrow shot by a strong warrior. It is said that a great many carp gather in the basin below, hoping to climb the falls, and that any that succeeds will turn into a dragon. Not a single

This series, prepared by the SGI-USA Study Department, features timeless stories from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings (also called the Gosho) that continue to offer practical wisdom for us today. Long ago, there lived a great ruler named King Rinda. The sound of white horses neighing infused him with energy and strength. As long as he was

This new series, prepared by the SGI-USA Study Department, features timeless stories in Nichiren Daishonin’s writings (called the Gosho) that continue to offer practical wisdom for us today. Once upon a time in the ancient city of Rajagriha, an old woman saw a long procession of carts carrying flax oil—an offering by King Ajatashatru to

This new series, prepared by the SGI-USA Study Department, features timeless stories in Nichiren Daishonin’s writings (called the Gosho) that continue to offer practical wisdom for us today. High in the snowy Himalayan mountains lived a bird called the “cold-suffering bird” (kankucho). Every night it shivered in the freezing cold and promised itself that once