"Ikeda: Very simply, Mr. Toda's enlightenment should be rememberd as the moment that clearly revealed the Soka Gakkai as the true heir to the Diashonin's Buddhism. Thta was the starting point of all our propagation activities and our development today, and I firmly believe it was an epoch-making event in the history of Buddhism. Mr. Toda revived Buddhism in contemporary times and made it accessible to all.""When I was younger, Mr. Toda told me about his profound experience in prison. His words left me convinced that his realization formed the religious and philisophical core of the Soka Gakkai. The truth to which he became enlightened is identical to the ultimate teaching of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. I believe Mr. Toda's realization opened a path out of the deadlock facing humanity. Our mission as his disciples is to extend that path in all directions and on all planes."
(The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, Vol. 1, p. 21)
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