August 6, 2026
Serialization of the novel in the Seikyo Shimbun began on November 18, 1993.Each day was a battle into which I poured my heart and soul. Calling to mind my precious fellow members in Japan and around the world striving so earnestly in faith, I tapped the deepest recesses of my being to write my tale, as if I were sending a letter of encouragement to each one of them. At the same time, I was also engaging in an inner dialogue with my mentor as I wrote. Afterword to The New Human Revolution March 2019 Living Buddhism, p. 14 Sensei begins The New Human Revolution (1993) and completes it in 2018.
Daisaku Ikeda