The Prayer of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth

In October 2025, the SGI-USA women and young women launched the dialogue initiative “Peace in Miniature: One Is the Mother of Ten Thousand,” which invites each of us to engage in transformative one-to-one dialogues with our friends, neighbors and one another, with the conviction that each one represents peace itself.

At your monthly America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings, please feel free to use the following guidance by Ikeda Sensei about the prayer of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth.

“When we pray, it’s important to have a firm conviction that all our prayers will be answered and to pray with intensity. Mentors and disciples, Bodhisattvas of the Earth striving together for kosen-rufu, unite their hearts in prayer, so their prayers are certain to come true. When we truly pledge to achieve kosen-rufu as we chant, then our prayer is a prayer of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth. At that moment, our lives open and expand to that of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth. Such prayers have the power to set the heavenly deities and the Buddhas, the entire universe, into action, and they will protect us and our families, while also answering our personal prayers. As such, praying for kosen-rufu is the direct path to expanding our own life state and realizing our personal prayers.

“It’s always crucial that our goals and prayers be concrete—for example, ‘Today I’ll talk to that person about Buddhism,’ or ‘I’ll invite this person to attend a discussion meeting,’ or ‘Please let me get a job so I can demonstrate proof of this Buddhist practice,’ or ‘Please let me recover from this illness so I can fully take part in Soka Gakkai activities.’

“When our prayer comes true, we experience joy, and that joy provides us with fresh momentum.” (The New Human Revolution, vol. 23, pp. 315–16)