Daisaku Ikeda's autobiographical novel, SGI President. His trip to Europe in October 1961 marked the beginning of the kosen rufu movement on the old continent. The following January, another of Shin'ichi Yamamoto's travels took him to Asia Minor and the Middle East. In each country, the young president met the very few pioneers of the Buddhist faith and encouraged them to gather around them groups of capable people.
"The entire world will be the stage for the new century. In the most remote corners of the globe there are friends suffering in the agony of war, mothers distraught with pain and starving children. The fresh water that springs from the ground can transform a desert into an oasis. Likewise, the compassion and wisdom that spring from the heart can transform this planet into an authentic kingdom of peace and happiness, a precious, eternal land. This is kosen rufu."
