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The Gosho Is the Key to Victory
Chronicling the translation of the writings of Nichiren Daishonin and its impact on the members of the SGI.
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Chronicling the translation of the writings of Nichiren Daishonin and its impact on the members of the SGI.
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Installment 17: Return to Kamakura
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On July 16, 1260, prompted by the widespread suffering wrought by the great earthquake that struck Kamakura, Japan, in 1257, Nichiren Daishonin wrote his treatise “On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land” and submitted it to the most influential figure in the government, Hojo Tokiyori. In this treatise, written as a
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Installment 16: The Sado Exile—Part 4
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Chronicling Sensei’s visit to Honolulu in 1975.
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On June 19, 1996, during what was to become Ikeda Sensei’s last visit to America, the SGI-USA Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC), in Weston, Florida, opened. Nestled on 125 acres of restored wetlands at the edge of the Everglades, the FNCC is the site of various SGI-USA conferences held throughout the year for each
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Chronicling Ikeda Sensei’s visit to Denver in June 1996.
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by Naoko Leslie SGI-USA Women’s Leader Just a month after his inauguration as the second Soka Gakkai president, Josei Toda established the women’s division to initiate the kosen-rufu movement. Seventy-three years have passed since then (June 10, 1951). Carrying on his mentor’s determination to rid misery from the face of this planet, Ikeda Sensei continued
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Chronicling Ikeda Sensei’s visit to Anchorage, Alaska, in May 1983.
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Installment 15: The Sado Exile—Part 3
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Motivated by his unwavering compassion and commitment to eradicate suffering, Nichiren establishes the teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
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This Month in Soka Gakkai History 4/2 Josei Toda’s Passing In 1958, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s noble life of 58 years came to a close. Carrying on the final injunction of founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Mr. Toda rebuilt the Soka Gakkai and achieved his lifetime membership goal of 750,000 households. (See
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Chronicling the 50th Anniversary of Ikeda Sensei’s UCLA Lecture
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After years of struggle, he had achieved the impossible. Second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda realized his lifetime goal of expanding the Soka Gakkai’s movement to 750,000 households in late 1957. Alongside his monumental achievement, however, Mr. Toda’s health declined rapidly. In March 1958, sensing his life was coming to an end, Mr. Toda suggested
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3/5 Founding of the Men’s Division In 1966, 750 representatives gathered with Ikeda Sensei at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Tokyo, marking the establishment of the men’s division. On that occasion, he said, “If the men’s division develops remarkably and establishes a solid framework for kosen-rufu, our organization will remain secure forever” (The New Human
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Chronicling the 50th Anniversary of Ikeda Sensei’s March 1974 Visit to New Orleans
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Installment 14: The Sado Exile—Part 2
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Recounting Ikeda Sensei’s contributions to global peace, Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada calls on us to carry on our mentor’s work.
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Long before members arrive at an activity, young men, donning red ties, prepare to open their Buddhist centers. They are members of the Gajokai, “protectors of the fortress group,” a young men’s training group established by Ikeda Sensei on Feb. 1, 1971, tasked with staffing and operating Soka Gakkai facilities. Underlying their responsibilities is a
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Installment 13: The Sado Exile—Part 1