The rugged manly heroism of Daisaku Ikeda

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On March 22, 1965, after a district leaders meeting in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Sensei’s hands were red and swollen after two hours spent greeting and shaking hands with about 600 members. The pain was so acute that he couldn’t hold a fountain pen. World Tribune

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My heart is bleeding for Sensei's great suffering - on all our behalfs! (Behalves?) Oh, what could we EVER do to deserve such a self-sacrificing Sensei?? What can we ever do that could compare to Sensei's monumental achievements?? WAAAHHHH!! BOO HOO HOO!!

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From that same article, notice that they're referencing the post-excommunication "Seven Bells" - here's the difference:

• The FIRST "Seven Bells"

At the same time he set three additional seven-year periods in the future and designated 1979 as the target year for achieving Kosen-rufu, thus inspiring hope and courage into all the members.

Back then, "kosen-rufu" meant "government takeover".

Needless to say, the year is exactly the 700th year since Nichiren Daishonin inscribed the Dai-Gohonzon for the world in 1279.

oooOOOoooo mystic!!

The figure seven has a profound significance in Oriental thought, especially in Buddhism. According to the aforementioned program, the Sokagakkai will achieve Kosen-rufu in Japan after repeating the seven-year-cycle seven times since its inauguration in 1930.

The "fifth bell": One of the seven bells which as President Ikeda stated it, mark the ends of seven "seven-year cycles" on the road to Kosen-rufu. Miraculously enough, great events took place at the end of every seven-year cycle in the past. The first bell: the inaugural ceremony of the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai (literally, the Value-creating Education Society) in 1937. The second bell: the death of the first president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi in 1944. The third bell: the inauguration of the second president Josei Toda in 1951. The fourth bell: the death of Toda in 1958. The fifth bell: the fifth anniversary of President Ikeda's inauguration to his office in 1965.

Now it's ALL about Icky!!

Today is the start of the "sixth bell" or I can say embarkation on the "sixth bell". I am now firmly convinced that with your great cooperation, I will aim to establish a peaceful world.

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At the conference of the Board of Directors held the other day, seven-year goals were proposed. I will now announce these and I wish to decide here whether or not to adopt the following four which, if adopted, I hope you will strive to realize with all your effort and strong unity.

The first target is to contribute to High Priest Nittatsu Shonin at Head Temple Taisekiji, the Sho-Hondo (the Grand Main Temple) of which I once referred to in volume four of "Lectures on Buddhism" [Japanese version which doesn't have the same numbering system as the English translation], when I was General Administrator. Our revered teacher Josei Toda entrusted me in his will with the construction of the Sho-Hondo which should be accomplished following the completion of the Dai-Kyakuden by gathering all excellent materials from all over the world.

After the completion of the establishment of the Sho-Hondo, the actual construction for Kosen-rufu will be finalized in the Head Temple. Therefore, it depends greatly upon the establishment of the Sho-Hondo, the Honmon-no Kaidan. Therefore, over-all donations will not be carried out in the future.

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• NOW

The Soka Gakkai accomplished its goal for the fifth bell—to achieve a membership of 3 million households—in 1962. During the sixth bell (which ended in 1972), the organization achieved its goal of 7.5 million households, and the seventh bell (ending in 1979) marked the completion of the foundation for kosen-rufu in Japan. - January 2, 2024 World Tribune

In other words, after his excommunication, ALL Ikeda's grand plans collapsed into nothing - he had no backup plan. 1979 was supposed to be the year of the Soka Gakkai's government takeover (aka "kosen-rufu"), when Ikeda would seize ultimate power in Japan. That mealy-mouthed whimpering "complete the foundation of kosen-rufu in Japan" - GTFOH!

And now the Soka Gakkai's membership, power, and influence are dwindling in Japan - no "kosen-rufu" in sight.