{"id":5471,"date":"2023-12-05T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=5471"},"modified":"2023-12-02T11:57:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T02:57:55","slug":"quotes-inauguration-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/quotes-inauguration-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"[Quotes] Inauguration Ceremony\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">During Sensei&#8217;s inauguration as the 3<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">rd<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">President:<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Gazing at the picture of his late mentor,\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Shin&#8217;ichi<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0inwardly pledged: &#8220;Sensei, following\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">your footsteps, I now begin my great lifelong\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">struggle for the Law.\u00a0 Transcending life and\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">death, I will march forth boldly on a journey\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">for world\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">kosen-rufu<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in which I will spread the\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Daishonin&#8217;s<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Buddhism to the farthest reaches\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">of India.\u00a0 Please wait and see.&#8221;<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">\u200b<span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">He felt as if his mentor was warmly smiling\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">down upon him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">&#8220;Share your thoughts and celebrate the life of our beloved mentor by contributing a eulogy on the site <a href=\"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/eulogy\">https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/eulogy<\/a>. 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