Lady Disciple Fujiwara, the first daughter of Kanetaka, the Ex-Governor of Kaga, was bright and neither ignorant nor deluded. She fervently recited the Hokekyō and was never negligent in this practice. Thanks to her virtuous behavior, the copies of the sūtra recited by her were piled high.

She once became ill suddenly and suffered from pains for days. Finally, she became cold and passed away. However, after a night, she revived and told about the Land After Death:

“Four or five strong men drove me from my house. After passing through distant fields and mountains, we arrived at a large temple. I entered through the gateway into the temple compound; I saw the exquisitely ornate lecture hall, the main hall, the storehouse for sūtras, the belfry, the jeweled banners, the priests’ quarters and the many-storied edifice for the gateway. Many bodhisattvas, holy and wise men, and virtuous priests, who were properly dressed and adorned with celestial crowns, robes, and necklaces, walked back and forth among these buildings. I wondered if I had arrived in paradise or if I might have come to the Tosotsu Heaven.

“An old priest spoke to me, ‘Good Woman, why did you come to this temple? This is the place for you to live in your future life. You have not yet recited enough copies of the Hokekyō. How is it that you are reborn in this land? You should have many more months and years before you come here. You should quickly return to your land.’

“When I saw several thousand piled copies of the sūtra in a hall, a priest said to me, ‘Those are the copies of the Hokekyō which you have been reciting for these years. Due to these good deeds, you will be reborn here and enjoy peace and comfort in your future life.’ Hearing this, I was immensely pleased.

“When I looked inside a lecture hall, I saw a great illuminated gold-colored Buddha who was hiding his face with his sleeves and spoke to me with the beautiful voice of a Karyōbin Bird, saying, ‘Good Woman, on account of your merit in reciting the Hokekyō, I reveal myself to you and let you hear my voice. Return to your land, maintain well the teachings of the sūtra, and add the Muryōgikyō and the Fugenkyō to your recitation. After you have done this, I will show my complete self to you without hiding my face. I am Śākyamuni Buddha!’ Two Heavenly Boys accompanied me on my way home and thus I have come into my house.”

After she had explained this, her pain left her, and she regained her health. Since then, she increased her faith and piety in the Way, and fervently recited the Hokekyō. In addition to those she had already recited, she added two more sūtras, the beginning and the closing ones. Thus, after her revival, Lady Disciple Fujiwara completed the recitation of the great Mahāyāna sūtra, the Hokekyō, with the additional two sūtras. Her accumulated merits were incomparable and her reward in her future life would be in her enlightenment. (Page 135-136)