When the weather turns cold, water becomes ice. The snow piled on the ground will become crystallized with the passing of years. A human falls into hell when he heaps up evil deeds, while he becomes a Buddha when he accumulates the meritorious acts. Consumed with jealousy a woman becomes a poisonous snake. However, if she accumulates the merit of donating for the cause of the Lotus Sūtra, how can she not follow the same road of a dragon girl and attain Buddhahood as described in the “Devadatta” chapter of the Lotus Sūtra?

Nanjō-dono Nyōbō Gohenji, Reply to the Wife of Lord Nanjō, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Volume 7, Followers II, Page 89