"In China there lived a woman named Hsi-shih who went to the mountains to pick young herbs and in this way provided for her aged mother. The gods, taking pity on her, moved the king, the ruler of the state of Yüeh, to go out hunting, and when he saw her, he made her his consort. And because your daughter exercises filial devotion, the gods will surely protect her, and the Buddhas will look on her with favor. For among all the good roots or meritorious acts, the foremost is filial service to one’s father and mother. And your daughter does all this out of faith in the Lotus Sutra. Such faith is like pure water poured into a golden vessel not a drop of it will be wasted. How wonderful, how wonderful!"
From Gosho "On the Meritorious Act of Filial Devotion" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume II, page 816)
From Gosho "On the Meritorious Act of Filial Devotion" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume II, page 816)
