Google’s Gemini Notebook allows you to upload sources and then ask questions. The answers will be drawn strictly from the sources uploaded. If a question cannot be answered from those sources, Gemini Notebook will say that. Here’s a link to that notebook.
A listing of sources included in the Nichiren Study Notebook:
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Below is a summary of the articles generated from this notebook.
Last updated Aug. 20, 2026
Faith and Practice in Nichiren Buddhism
An exploration of the relationship between faith and practice in Nichiren Buddhism. The author discusses using Google’s Gemini Notebook to delve into deep theological questions, particularly why chanting the Odaimoku substitutes for traditional “works-based” paths like the eightfold path, and previews an upcoming series addressing these themes.
Faith and Practice in Nichiren Buddhism
The Gateway of Odaimoku: Faith and the Buddha Nature
An article discussing the nondual, faith-based nature of Nichiren Buddhism, explaining how chanting the Odaimoku serves as a direct gateway to realizing inherent Buddha-nature without the need for eons of gradual self-cultivation.
The Gateway of Odaimoku: Faith and the Buddha Nature
The Shift to Immediate Enlightenment in Nichiren Buddhism
An article examining the profound theological shift from a gradual, works-based path to a faith-based model of immediate awakening in Nichiren Buddhism. It features a comparative chart contrasting traditional practices with the nondual concept of juji soku jikai, where chanting the Daimoku grants instant access to inherent Buddhahood.
The Shift to Immediate Enlightenment in Nichiren Buddhism
The Dynamic Practice of Nichiren Buddhism
An article exploring the active and rigorous nature of Nichiren Buddhism, which emphasizes that enlightenment is a dynamic reality achieved through continuous action. It highlights the metaphor of “polishing” the mirror of the mind by chanting Namu-myōhō-renge-kyō, the inseparability of practice, study, and faith, and the importance of maintaining a steady, flowing-water-like resolve in everyday life.
The Dynamic Practice of Nichiren Buddhism
The Nondual Practice of Nichiren Buddhism
An article reconciling the apparent tension between Nichiren Buddhism’s promise of immediate, faith-based enlightenment and its demand for rigorous daily practice. The piece explains that strict practice, such as “polishing the mirror” through chanting, is not a works-based path to achieve future Buddhahood, but rather the active, joyful expression of one’s inherent Buddhahood lived out in the everyday physical world.
The Nondual Practice of Nichiren Buddhism
The Diamond Path of Daimoku
An inspiring collection of reasons, metaphors, and parables illustrating the profound, life-changing power of chanting Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo. Drawing from over 80 sources, this compilation explores how the Daimoku plants the seeds of happiness, transforms karma, and unlocks inherent Buddhahood.
One Minute Daimoku
An overview of the “One Minute Daimoku” project, which features 100 bite-sized videos and devotional essays generated using Gemini Notebook. Designed to be consumed in a single minute, the project illustrates the transformative power of chanting Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo using teachings from The Diamond Path of Daimoku.
Gemini Is AI and Can Make Mistakes
A recounting of the author’s experience using Google’s Gemini to code a JSON file for the “One Minute Daimoku” project, highlighting how the AI hallucinated the verification process and fabricated content, ultimately requiring a strict new prompt to correctly copy and paste from the source documents.
Gemini Is AI and Can Make Mistakes
Invitation to Rate One Minute Daimoku Videos
An invitation for readers to view and rate a new collection of 100 one-minute videos created with Gemini Notebook. These videos illustrate various reasons why chanting Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo is essential and were created as part of the broader One Minute Daimoku project.
Invitation to Rate One Minute Daimoku Videos
O-Daimoku: The Five and Seven Characters of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo
A translated 1985 Japanese pamphlet from the Nichiren Shu Administrative Headquarters that provides a foundational guide on how to properly chant the Odaimoku (Namu Myoho Renge Kyo) and explains its profound spiritual significance and merit.
O-Daimoku: The Five and Seven Characters of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo
(See also Considering Why Must It Be the Daimoku of Nichiren Shu?
In Praise of Kenji Miyazawa
A translated overview of a Japanese pamphlet exploring the life, literature, and Buddhist faith of poet Kenji Miyazawa, revealing the deep connections between his beloved children’s stories and the teachings of the Lotus Sutra.
Understanding Esho Funi
An explanation of the Buddhist principle of Esho Funi, which posits that an individual’s inner life and one’s external environment are deeply interconnected and ultimately inseparable.
The Pure Land is Here and Now
A discussion on the Mahayana concept that the ideal, enlightened world (the Pure Land) is not a distant afterlife destination, but a reality that can be manifested in our present environment through faith and practice.
The Indestructible Vow
An exploration of the “Diamond Chalice Precept” (Kongo Hoki Kai), detailing its significance as an indestructible, eternal vow and a foundational ethical principle within the Bodhisattva path.
The Indestructible Vow: The Diamond Chalice Precept (Kongo-Hoki-Kai)
Overview of the Diamond Chalice Precept
A comprehensive look into the origins, meaning, and practical application of the Diamond Chalice Precept for maintaining spiritual discipline and purity in daily life.
The Ten Suchnesses in Nichiren Buddhism
An analysis of the Ten Suchnesses through the specific lens of Nichiren Buddhism, exploring how these principles outline the fundamental architecture of reality and human experience.
The Architecture of Reality: Unpacking the Ten Suchnesses in Nichiren Buddhism
From Zhiyi to Nichiren: The Architecture of Awakening
Traces the doctrinal evolution of Buddhist awakening, bridging the theoretical frameworks established by the Tiantai patriarch Zhiyi with the practical, reality-based teachings of Nichiren.
The Architecture of Awakening: From Zhiyi’s Theory to Nichiren’s Reality
The Evolution of “Fruit to Cause” Doctrine
An examination of the profound doctrinal shift in Nichiren Buddhism regarding the concept of moving from the “fruit” (the effect of enlightenment) back to the “cause” (the practice in the nine realms) to save others.
The Doctrinal Evolution of Fruit to Cause in Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren: A Historical Timeline
A chronological overview of the life and major events of Nichiren, providing essential historical context for his teachings, his persecutions, and the establishment of his Buddhist lineage.