SGI
At what age did President Makiguchi started practicing Nichiren Buddhism?
57
The Basis of Nichiren Buddhist practice is believing deeply that chanting ____________________to the _________ enables all people to reveal their innate Buddhahood.
Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo
Gohonzon
The Soka Spirit may be described as the authentically Buddhist perspective on ________, ________ and _________. It reflects the conviction that all living beings, all people, equally share the potential for supreme enlightenment.
Belief, Practice and Learning
On _______ 1947, Daisaku Ikeda attended his first discussion meetng and met his mentor, Josei Toda. Then on _______ 1947, he joined the Soka Gakkai.
August 14
August 24
_____, ______, ________ and _____ are the four fundamental human sufferings, which none of us can avoid. The teachings of Buddhism were expounded to enable people to overcome these sufferings.
Birth, aging, sickness and death
In the year ______, the priesthood launched a series of measures to disband the Soka Gakkai. Finally, they issued an order excommunicating the organization, aiming to prompt a large percentage of Soka Gakkai members to leave the organization and directly join their temples.
1991
From the beginning of 1944, in addition to chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in his prison cell, Mr. Toda devoted time to reading and contemplating the Lotus Sutra. As a result, he awakened to the truth that the _________ is life itself.
Buddha
“More valuable than treasures in a _________ are the treasures of the _______ , and the treasures of the ______ are the most valuable of all”
(“The Three Kinds of Treasure,” WND-1, 851)
Storehouse (material wealth)
Body (such things as physical health, practical abilities and social position)
Heart
The Soka Spirit means learning the Buddhist view of human life—of both its ______ and _____ sides.
Good and Evil
From the viewpoint of Buddhism, good is the affirmation of life, particularly its supreme potential of Buddhahood, and evil is its negation. The vast literature of Buddhism, particularly the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren’s writings, sheds light on the workings of life and explains how to nurture our innate good while challenging our innate evil.