"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, which never fails to turn into spring. Never have I seen or heard of winter tuning into autumn. Nor have I ever heard of any believer in the Lotus Sutra who remained a common mortal. A passage from the sutra reads, 'Among those who hear of this Law, there is not one who shall not attain Buddhahood.' "

 
 
Winter Always Turns to Spring Winter Always Turns to Spring Gosho
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Image:  "Nichiren on Sado Island"  Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 
Woodblock Print  -- Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst - Berlin
(scanned from a holiday greeting card)