Although a week passed, there was no resolve. Had I died it would have been easy. I thought I needed to try again by changing the location of practice, and started to descend the mountain empty-handed. When I happened to look back, what I saw was a magnificent gate with a multi-story tower. On the multi-storied tower there hung a frame with calligraphy. In vivid gold the two lines read, "The dual paths of learning and martial arts forestall internal enemies." The lesson I learned at the Yatsubuchi Waterfalls is that I must be vigilant so as not to be undermined by my internal enemies when I set forth on my mission of spreading Maha Bodhisattva's teachings to edify the people on the Dharma, and that I needed to find my own unique footing.

I returned to the temple in Katata in Omi¹ and from there initiated afresh my quest by seeking different waterfalls where ancient seekers practiced. One of them was where Reverend Nichirin Honmyo² practiced. I eventually arrived at the Momonoo Waterfalls located in the mountains of Tenri City. It was already late in autumn of that year. At the beginning of the new year I was planning to carry the great Dharma of Maha Bodhisattva Nichiren on my shoulders and embark on my mission to spread his teachings. There was nowhere after this I could go to. Determined to have the great precept conferred to me as a disciple of Maha Bodhisattva Nichiren's before I set out, I sequestered myself in a small temple and practiced under the water for a week.

At dawn on the last day of my practice during my morning prayer service, I saw someone approaching from below beating a drum. There was nothing out of the ordinary about this person. He looked no different from any laity. I inquired who he was. His response astounded me. He said, "I am Jogyo-Bosatsu³(Bodhisattva Eminent Conduct)". The Bodhisattva Eminent Conduct was carrying an oizuru on his back. When I asked what was in his oizuru⁴, he answered " The Lord Buddha". He then passed by and continued to ascend the mountain. This was the strange experience I had. I was not asleep. Wondrously, The Bodhisattva Eminent Conduct spoke those words to me and just passed by. That's all that happened. What I saw was a vision as to how The Bodhisattva Eminent Conduct would preach the Dharma to edify the people in the Era of Declined Law. Right there and then the course of action that I should take throughout my life was determined. None of the academic learning on the Dharma I had up to that time was any longer necessary. I arrived at a resolve that all I needed was to carry the Lord Buddha on my back and walk around beating the drum. I thus stepped out on my mission to spread the Dharma, including the practice in the capitol of Japan to remonstrate the government and the Royal Family following the legacy of Kyouichimaru.⁵