Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
The Soka Gakkai's founding day coincides with the publication date of this book on education theory.
What is: The System of Value-Creating Education
pg 249
This is the term coined by Mr. Toda to express "value creation."
What is: SOKA
pg 251
President Ikeda suffered from this illness throughout his youth.
What is: Tuberculosis
pg 274
Mr. Makiguchi began practicing Nichiren Buddhism at this age.
What is: 57
pg 244
Mr. Toda declared: "I will through my own efforts reach the membership goal of this many households."
What is: 750,000 households
pg 288
According to President Ikeda, the Soka Gakkai has succeeded in spreading our movement for kosen-rufu around the globe because of this uniting spirit.
What is: The spirit of "Many in Body, One in Mind."
pg 319
In May of 1942, Mr. Makiguchi was faced with persecution but never backed down. He made a declaration for the very first time, to dedicate the rest of his life to this cause.
What is: Kosen-Rufu
pg 258
Mr. Toda became the Soka Gakkai's second president on this date.
What is: May 3, 1951
pg 285
This took President Ikeda 54 years to complete.
What is: Writing of The Human Revolution (12 vol.) and The New Human Revolution (13 vol.)
pg 328
This was the spirit of the Soka Gakkai's founder.
What is: "So long as you live, do so with confidence and courage, dedicated to a grand purpose!"
pg 246
According to his disciple, Mr. Toda hated this more than anything.
What is: Being called a kind of Guru
pg 272
After reflecting on Makiguchi's, Toda's and his own jail time, Ikeda Sensei came to the realization that the Soka Gakkai's inescapable destiny is to battle against this.
What is: "The devilish nature of authority"
pg 304