Record of the Orally Transmitted Transmitted Teachings
Nichiren Daishonin
The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings is Nichiren Daishonin’s oral teachings on the Lotus Sutra, recorded and compiled by his disciple and successor Nikko.
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