Treatise on Spreading Peace throughout the Country by Establishing Righteousness

You should promptly convert your wrong faith to the belief in the true and one vehicle faith. Then this world will all become the land of the Buddha. Will the land of the Buddha decay? Ten directions Will become the “treasure land.” Will the “treasure land” be destroyed? When the land does not decay and is not destroyed, your body is safe and your heart tranquil. Believe these words and revere them.

(Explanatory note)

Presented to the ex-Regent of the Kamakura shogunate, Hōjō Tokiyori, the “Treatise on Spreading Peace throughout the Country by Establishing Righteousness” consists of questions and answers between a master of a house and his guest. The following is the master’s last advice to the guest to have faith:

You have to change your faith as soon as possible and convert yourself to the Lotus Sutra which is the supreme teaching of the Buddha. Then the Triple World — the entire world — will all become the land of the Buddha. How can the land of the Buddha decay? Also the ten directions — all the lands — will become the “treasure land.” How can the “treasure land” be destroyed?

If there is no decay or destruction of the land, the life of the inhabitants will be peaceful and their hearts will be tranquil and happy. This is not my arbitrary opinion, but it is based on Buddhist scriptures. It is as I explained it before, and you should have no objection. You should believe in my words open mindedly and respect them from your heart. It is the road to the right religion and peace of society.