This book is a series of discussions among SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, Soka Gakkai Study Department Chief Katsuji Saito and vice chiefs Takanori Endo and Haruo Suda. It was first serialized in English starting with the April 1995 issue of Seikyo Times (now Living Buddhism). Volume II examines chapter 3-10 of The Lotus Sutra.