I understand that you are pregnant and that you’d like to have a charm for an easy childbirth. I have chosen one for you from among those charms which had been transmitted to me. Please have firm faith in the Buddha. Even a panacea would not do any good if it were mixed with poison; even a sharp sword would not help a coward. Especially since you both uphold the Lotus Sūtra, there is no doubt that you will have a child as precious as jade, who will inherit the Lotus Sūtra. Congratulations to you! Your child will inherit not only your flesh and blood, but also your hearts. Why should you not have an easy delivery? On top of everything else, this charm will help you out.

Shijō Kingo Nyōbō Gosho, A Letter to the Wife of Shijō Kingo, Nyonin Gosho, Letters Addressed to Female Followers, Page 58-60