With gratitude, I have received the six kammon of coins (one kammon of which is the offering donated by Lord Jirō) and a heavily wadded white silk garment (kosode). You have been donating various goods to the Three Treasures throughout the four seasons. Each of your donations has merit.

There are some differences in the merit or depth of the donation, however, according to the occasion. For instance, there is more merit in giving food instead of clothing to hungry people. On the other hand, it is more meritorious to give clothing to people suffering from the freezing cold. It is more meritorious to give a wadded silk garment in the colder seasons of fall and winter instead of in the warm seasons of spring and summer. You may be able to infer everything from these examples.

However, in your case you have been donating various goods such as coins, rice, unlined (summer) clothes, and wadded silk garment daily and monthly regardless of the season and time. You arc like King Bimbisāra, who daily sent 500 cartful of food to Lord Śākyamuni Buddha or Emperor Aśoka, who donated a billion of gold dust to the Kukkuṭārāma Temple. Though incomparable in the size of the donation, you are superior in merit to them.

Hyōesakan-dono Gohenji, Reply to Lord Ikegami Munenaga, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Volume 6, Followers I, Page 100-101