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Nichiko Hori - 59th High Priest
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Josei Toda and Nichiko
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| "On April 28, 1952, to commemorate the seven hundredth anniversary of the founding of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, Nichiren Daishonin's writings were published by the Soka Gakkai in one volume entitled Nichiren Daishonin gosho zenshu (The Complete Works of Nichiren Daishonin). The publication project was initiated by Josei Toda, the second president of the Soka Gakkai, and carried out under the editorial supervision of the scholar Nichiko Hori. Nichiko Hori (1867-1957) began his career as the librarian of Taiseki-ji temple, where, from the age of seventeen, he undertook a thorough study of the originals and copies of the Daishonin's writings and related documents. Over the years he visited a number of temples, many of which were the main temples of other schools, in order to study their archives. His work also took him to the island of Sado, in search of material on Abutsu-bo, and to the birthplace of Nikko Shonin. Betwen the years 1925 and 1927, he served as fifty-ninth high priest of Taiseki-ji, but retired in order to devote himself entirely to his research." | |
| The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin © 1999 by Soka Gakkai |
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Further Appreciation goes to:
Tomohiro Matsuda and the Gosho Translation Committee for the 20+ years of diligent work on the English translation of the gosho zenshu.
Will Kallander and the Online Gosho Committee for putting the Major Works of Nichiren Daishonin on line for the world to read.
and lastly, in fond memory of:
Margaret Singleton, my first district chief, who impressed on me the importance of Gosho study and whose love of the Gosho will be remembered by all who knew her.