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Daisaku Ikeda
June 24, 2023

“Anyone who teaches others even
a single phrase of the Lotus Sutra
is the envoy of the Thus Come One.”(*)
Let’s all wholeheartedly praise those who
share this Buddhism with their friends
and joyfully commence a grand march
as the Bodhisattvas of the Earth!
(*) “The Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering,” WND 1, 33
Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based on President Ikeda’s recent guidance.

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