To My Friends - November 29, 2012

[Matthew Anton]

November 29, 2012

--TO MY FRIENDS--
To the men's division members,
 our golden pillars--
 no matter what, don't be defeated!
 "Victor" is another name for Buddha.
Let's confront and overcome
 all manner of adversity 
 and engrave our personal history
 in the annals of kosen-rufu!

Translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, with universal value and application.

--わが友に贈る--
黄金柱の壮年部よ
　断じて負けるな！
　仏の異名は「勝利者」。
　苦難に打ち勝ち
　汝自身の歴史を刻め！

--WAGA TOMO NI OKURU--
OGON-BASHIRA NO SONENBU YO
  DANJITE MAKERU NA!
HOTOKE NO IMYO WA "SHORISHA".
KUNAN NI UCHI KACHI
  NANJI JISHIN NO REKISHI O KIZAME!