CategoryThe Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

Chapter Summary On March 7, 1974, Shin’ichi Yamamoto departed for a guidance trip that would take him to North and South America. Unable to receive his visa to enter Brazil, however, he was suddenly forced to cancel his visit there, and he quickly made new plans to visit Panama. Shin’ichi arrived in Panama on the

Chapter Summary On March 28, 1974, Shin’ichi Yamamoto departed from Peru bound for Los Angeles, with a brief layover in Mexico. On March 29, he talked with representative youth division members and young interpreters at the Malibu Training Center. On April 1, Shin’ichi delivered a lecture at the University of California Los Angeles, titled “Toward

Chapter Summary After returning to Japan, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended the Nagano Prefecture General Meeting on April 26. On April 28, he traveled to Ishikawa Prefecture for a general meeting commemorating 20 years of kosen-rufu in the Hokuriku Region. Around this time, progress was being made by the Soka Gakkai Youth Division Antiwar Publishing Committee to

This installment, published in the May 20, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 19 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary On September 8, 1973, The Human Revolution film, based on Shin’ichi Yamamoto’s novel, opened at the Yurakuza Theater in Tokyo and later nationwide. The film, acted and produced by noted individuals in the film industry, played to record audiences. The project took shape in response to a request by a well-known producer who

Chapter Summary “Shin’ichi Yamamoto knew that he needed genuine disciples. He was therefore determined to foster capable successors overflowing with the Soka Gakkai spirit” (The New Human Revolution, vol. 18, p. 86). It was with this resolve that he attended the 1973 Soka Gakkai summer training session and poured his life into encouraging the 100,000

Chapter Summary On November 10, 1973, Shin’ichi Yamamoto began visiting members in the Shikoku region of Japan. Leading up to this visit, members in Ehime Prefecture engaged in an all-out effort to increase guest subscriptions to the Seikyo Shimbun to promote understanding of the Soka Gakkai in their communities. At the Matsuyama Community Center, Shin’ichi

Chapter Summary At the New Year’s gongyo meeting in 1974, Shin’ichi Yamamoto shared these words from Nichiren Daishonin: “When great evil occurs, great good follows” (“Great Evil and Great Good,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 1119). With the conviction to turn turmoil and upheaval into hope, Soka Gakkai members commenced the Year

This installment, published in the April 15, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 18 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “At the seaside, wood is regarded as a treasure, and in the mountains, salt. In a drought, water is thought of

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary This chapter opens at the beginning of 1973, designated by the Soka Gakkai as the Year of Study. This marked the start of the “second chapter of kosen-rufu.” Shin’ichi Yamamoto explains that Buddhist ideals will serve as the inspiration for constructing a society and culture that upholds compassion and reverence for life. While

Chapter Summary On April 11, 1973, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended the first entrance ceremony for the Soka Girls Junior and Senior High Schools in Katano City, Osaka. At the ceremony, he conveyed his hallmark guidance that “your own happiness can never be built on the misfortune of others” (The New Human Revolution, vol. 17, p. 109).

Chapter Summary One day in late April 1973, while Shin’ichi Yamamoto was walking in front of the Seikyo Shimbun building, he ran into two women from Arakawa Ward, Tokyo. Talking with them brought back memories of the summer of August 1957, when he carried out a weeklong guidance tour in Arakawa. One month prior to

Chapter Summary On June 5, shortly after returning from Europe, Shin’ichi Yamamoto visited Fukui Prefecture, which held a special place in his heart. It was an area wracked by disasters such as frequent earthquakes and typhoons, as well as having endured aerial bombardments during World War II. At a prefecture leaders meeting, Shin’ichi firmly emphasized

This installment, published in the March 18, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 17 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “A sword is useless in the hands of a coward.” (“Reply to Kyo’o,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p.

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary The Soka Gakkai had designated 1972 as the “Year of the Community,” and members worked hard to build a base for actualizing a peaceful society through the spread of Nichiren Buddhism on the local level. Based on the resolve that all the members would establish a pillar of sound and indestructible faith in

Chapter Summary On April 29, 1972, Shin’ichi Yamamoto left for Europe and the United States. The primary focus of the trip was his dialogue with British historian professor Arnold J. Toynbee. In the autumn of 1969, Shin’ichi received a letter from the professor inviting him to engage in discussion. Dr. Toynbee explained that he took

Chapter Summary After returning from Europe and North America, Shin’ichi Yamamoto traveled to the Kansai and Shikoku regions, and then to Hokkaido. In July, he headed to the Tohoku region, which had suffered heavy damage from torrential rains. When Shin’ichi arrived in Sendai on July 9, he promptly canceled the commemorative photo session that was