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Tsunesaburo Makiguchi: A Model of Compassionate Propagation
As Mr. Makiguchi and Mr. Toda deepened their conviction in the power of Nichiren Buddhism, they realized that creating a society based on respect for all life required them to reach out not only to educators but to all people.
A Life Committed to Spreading Buddhism
Mr.
Makiguchi would go anywhere to encourage even one person to take faith in Nichiren Buddhism. For instance, in 1939, at age 68, he traveled 600 miles from Tokyo to Kyushu’s Fukuoka Prefecture—a three-day journey by train—to engage in Buddhist dialogue with the parents of a young man.
After the couple agreed to start their practice, Mr.
Makiguchi assured them that their decision “signifies that in the future all the people of Kyushu will be relieved from misery.”[3]
The next day, he brought the couple along to talk with his friend in a neighboring town.
On the way, he said to them: “Watch carefully as I share Buddhism with this person. Sharing the