"The essence of the Daishonin's practice lay in the struggle against the devilish nature of power and authority that treats the people with contempt. Fundamentally, it is a struggle against the forces that seek to keep people from entering the path to enlightenment."
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Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda, æ± ç”°å¤§ä½œ, Daisaku Ikeda (æ± ç”° 大作, Ikeda Daisaku, 2 January 1928 – 15 November 2023) was a Japanese Buddhist leader, author, educator and businessman. He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, the largest of Japan's new religious movements.
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