一紙小消息  [Jōdo] A personal reply once made by Hōnen 法然 to a disciple living in Kuroda, which has been saved in the Jōdo 淨土tradition and is used down to the present day in instruction to Jōdo adherents. In contrast to the ichimai kishomon 一枚起請文, it offers an emotional statement from Honen's personal experience on the efficacy of nembutsu 念佛 practice. Both the ichimai kishomon and the isshi koshōsoku are used frequently in daily services given by priests.