The student division is now in the process of making
a joint resolution to SGI President Ikeda about the temple issue. We
suggest that you have a student division meeting in your area to discuss
the following three questions (these are the same questions that
nationwide representatives discussed in Los Angeles in September):

1) How aware am I about the temple issue in general? Am I aware of any
temple activities on or near my campus? Am I aware of the misinformation
being spread by the temple about the SGI either in print or on the
Internet? Do I fully understand the crux of the issue and why I personally
need to protect the purity of Nichiren Daishonin's teachings?

2) What have I done to better inform myself about the issue? What does the
issue mean to me? Do I know how to refute the erroneous positions being
spread by the temple? In other words, what approaches or techniques can I
personally use to stand up for the truth? And what lessons can I draw from
my education or life that have prepared me to protect the Daishonin's
Buddhism?

3) What types of activities should the student division do in the region
and on the campuses about this issue? In other words, given this
opportunity to develop a resolution from the student division to President
Ikeda, what specific actions can we pledge to take as individuals and as
the student division in our respective areas?

After your discussion, send your answers to Jeff Farr at
jfarr@sgi-usa.org. If it's difficult to gather as a group, you can
communicate via e-mail and phone to get all the students' input. We want
to receive everyone's thoughts by Friday, Nov. 5 (two weeks from today!),
then compile them into a resolution to present to President Ikeda for Nov.
18, Day of the Soka Gakkai's Founding. We'll also publish the resolution
in Student Waves. If you have any questions, please e-mail Jeff Farr.

 Nobu Kawasaki, one of the Pacific Northwest Region student
division leaders, reports that student division members at Oregon State
University in Corvallis now have a campus club called Study of Nichiren
Daishonin's Buddhism. The club participated in two club fairs on Sept. 24
and Oct. 6, introducing many students to this Buddhism. Corvallis District
will hold a shakubuku seminar on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the OSU Memorial
Union. There will be three presentations: 1) History of SGI; 2) Philosophy
nion. There will be three presentations: 1) History of SGI; 2) Philosophy
of SGI; and 3) Current Activities. There will then be a Q-and-A session.
Also, there will be some exhibits at the seminar based on the
presentations, and videos like the SGI introductory video will be shown.
Do you have student division news from your area? E-mail us at
studentdiv@sgi-usa.org, and we'll try to include you in an upcoming
Student Waves.