Since this happened a long time ago when you were a child, you may not remember, but your late father was a warrior, whose duty was to kill people. However, as he wholeheartedly believed in the Lotus Sūtra, I know that he faced the last minutes of life peacefully. As the successor to your father, you too have been a strong believer in the Lotus Sūtra. How happy the soul of your father in his grave must be! How happy he would have been if he were alive!

The upholders of this sūtra, even if unrelated by blood, will meet on Mt. Sacred Eagle. How much more possible it is for you and your late father, faithful believers of the Lotus Sūtra, to be reborn on the same Mt. Sacred Eagle! You may regret that you lost your father while still young and were deprived of the privilege of receiving paternal guidance while other people enjoyed living together with their parents for 50 or 60 years, competing with one another for gray hair. When I think about the sorrow you must be feeling, I cannot stop shedding tears.

Ueno-dono Gohenji, Reply to Lord Ueno, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Volume 7, Followers II, Page 4