The "philosophy of life" restates principles formulated by Nichiren: "three thousand conditions in a single moment" ( ichinen sanzen), and "observing one's own mind" ( kanjin) From this, he concluded that "Buddha" is life, or life force. While imprisoned, Josei Toda studied a passage from the Immeasurable meanings sutra (considered the introduction to the Lotus Sutra) that describes Buddhahood by means of 34 negations – for example, that it is "neither being nor non-being, this nor that, square nor round". Soka Gakkai members believe that because Nichiren made actualizing this possible by inscribing Gohonzon and teaching the invocation, their prayers and actions can in a single moment pierce through limitations. This theory demonstrates that the entire phenomenal world exists in a single moment of life. T’ien-t’ai (538–597), Chinese Buddhist scholar who upheld the Lotus Sutra, developed a theoretical system to describe the infinite interconnectedness of life translated as "the principle of the mutually inclusive relationship of a single moment of life and all phenomena" or " three thousand realms in a single moment of life" (Japanese: ichinen sanzen). The principle of the mutually inclusive relationship of a single moment of life and all phenomena Soka Gakkai gives significance to Nichiren's writings, as Gosho, and Soka Gakkai refers to the collection of Nichiren's writings that was compiled by Nichiko Hori and Jōsei Toda, published as 'Nichiren Daishonin Gosho Zenshu' in 1952 (and later officially published an English translation, "The writing of Nichiren Daishonin", and in several other languages based on the collection). The doctrine of the Soka Gakkai derives from Nichiren, who promulgated the Lotus Sutra as he perceived its application to the epoch in which he and people today live. Societal change is facilitated through "human revolution", a way of living in the world that creates value. Further, a person's social actions at every moment can lead to soka, or the creation of value (the theory of the interdependence of life). The belief of the Soka Gakkai centers on recognizing that all life has dignity with infinite inherent potential this immanent "Buddhahood" exists in every person and can be awakened through the Buddhist practice prescribed by Nichiren.
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