Nichiji Shonin and the Relics of Senka

NichijiStatueEishoji
This photo is of Nichiji Shonin’s statue enshrined at Eishoji Temple
Recently I came across a Nichiren Shu brochure published in 1994 to mark the 700th memorial year of Nichiji Shonin. The brochure includes photos of objects found at Rikkaji Temple in Senka, China.

    1. A scroll of Mandala written by Nichiren Shonin
    2. An image of Nichiren Shonin
    3. Odaimoku written by Nichiji Shonin
    4. A cup made of silver
    5. Kegon Sutra
    6. A container of Incense
    7. A pill case
    8. An incense case
    9. A crape wrapper

Included with these objects was a poem:

Seven years of travel seems
but one night’s dream,
Endless missionary journeys
East and West and East
Against the Moon, a bird – please!
fly one thousand leagues,
Speak my heart to my master
loving to his grave.

I’ve posted the text and images from the brochure on the Sacramento Nichiren Buddhist Church website.