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This lecture is part of the “The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World” series, originally published in the February 2019 Living Buddhism. It can be found in Champions of Hope. Why did the Soka Gakkai appear in the world? What is its fundamental mission? The answer is nothing other than to realize kosen-rufu, the intent

This lecture is part of the “The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World” series, originally published in the January 2019 Living Buddhism. It can be found in Champions of Hope. As a living extension of my mentor, I will open the second act in the decisive battle for kosen-rufu. I will stand up!” I wrote

This lecture is part of the “The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World” series, originally published in the December 2018 Living Buddhism. It can be found in Champions of Hope. We will respectfully carry out all these things [to accept, uphold, read, recite and broadly propagate this Law] just as the World-Honored One [Shakyamuni Buddha]

This lecture is part of the “The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World” series, originally published in the November 2018 Living Buddhism. It can be found in Champions of Hope. In the early days of our movement, one book we young people studied with second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda was Hall Caine’s The Eternal

This lecture is part of the “The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World” series, originally published in the October 2018 Living Buddhism. It can be found in Champions of Hope. The Buddhas] have exerted themselves bravely and vigorously” (The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras, p. 56). My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President