The newspaper report said that Rev. Honda, of the Kempon Hokke (who had been kicked out by the Kempon Hokke and then asked to come back) clearly had his opponents defeated because he could cite the Hokkekyo and Nichiren's writings as proof of his arguments. The Taisekiji priests could not cite any such texts. All the Fuji opponent did was merely assert the Taisekiji viewpoint, without being able to cite any supporting texts at all. It was an embarrassing defeat for Taisekiji, but the Taisekiji side hoisted a pre arranged banner, which said, in large letters, "We win. We defeat the other side". (This is like a SGI manoeuver, long before the existence of Soka Gakkai!) This provoked a general disturbance, and one Taisekiji supporter tried to assault the the old Honda Nissho. This brought the police to the scene, hence the newspaper story was printed. The reporter, who had observed the entire "debate", praised the obvious scholarship of Honda Nissho and he commented on the lamentable lack of preparation on the Fuji side. The hoisting of the banner was a sign of real ignorance and arrogance. The fist fight, started by the Fuji supporters, was especially reprehensible.
Maltz
Posted by chogenki at April 12, 2008 08:33 PM