I just learned that the first Edition of the first volume of "The mandala in Nichiren Buddhism" by the Nichiren Mandala Study Workshop is now available for purchase through Hulu. The full title is:
The mandala in Nichiren Buddhism, Part One: Introduction, mandalas of the Bun’ei and Kenji period.
Here is the link:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/the-nichiren-mandala-study-workshop/the-mandala-in-nichiren-buddhism-part-one-introduction-mandalas-of-the-bunei-and-kenji-periods/paperback/product-21136922.html
Some
of you might recall discussions about this at SFI and Gohonzon Forum
going back to 2009 or earlier. At any rate, the author has been in Japan
working on this for some time. I shall be reading my copy and posting
reviews as my time and energy level permit.