August 14 commemorates the day in 1947 when Daisaku Ikeda first met Josei Toda, the leader of a burgeoning Buddhist movement. It was an encounter that would, in time, affect the lives of millions of people around the world. Here, Daisaku Ikeda describes that first meeting, in the midst of a war-ravaged Tokyo, and what it has meant to him.
"The room was filled to overflowing with middle-aged men, housewives, young girls, and sturdy-looking young men. All of them kept their eyes fixed on Toda Sensei and listened with rapt attention…"
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