An Instruction from Sado to Disciples and Followers

When all the people under the heaven and various schools of Buddhism are all converted to the one and real vehicle, and when only the Lotus Sutra flourishes and all the people recite “Namu Myoho Renge-kyo” in unison, the howling wind will not blow on the branches, falling rain will not erode the soil, and the world will become as good as during the reigns of the Chinese Emperors Fu-hsi and Shen-neng. You will see that such times will come when the calamities cease to exist, people live long, and men and their faith become eternal. There should be no doubt about the proof of the tranquility in life.

(Explanatory note)

If such a time comes when all the people in the entire world and all the teachings of the world are converted into one supreme teaching of the Buddha, and when only the Lotus Sutra is believed and all the people recite the Odaimoku in unison, there will be no doubt that blowing wind and falling rain will become gentle and the world will become as peaceful as it was during the reigns of the sage emperors of ancient China. When such time comes, various calamities disappear, all people live long, and people as well as their faith will never disappear. As a result, the so-called perennial youth and immortality will be realized. Then the “tranquility in life” predicted in the Lotus Sutra will be proved.