Destruction of Taiseki-ji
| 1964 |
Grand Reception Hall (Daikyakuden) built |
| Grand Reception Hall wins Architectural Society Award | |
| Soka Gakkai President Ikeda proposes plan for Grand Main Temple (Sho-Hondo), originally conceived by the late Josei Toda, Soka Gakkai second president | |
| 1965 | Grand Main Temple fundraising begins; 8 million members contribute 35.5 billion yen ($100 million; $270 million at today’s exchange rate) |
| Grand Reception Hall wins Builders Society Award | |
| 1968 | Grand Main Temple construction begins |
| 1972 | Grand Main Temple construction complete |
| 66th High Priest, Nittatsu Hosoi states that the Grand Main Temple is he supreme edifice that shall be the high sanctuary of the temple of the true teaching at the time of kosen-rufu | |
| 1991 | Nichiren Shoshu excommunicates the Soka Gakkai International |
| 1995 | Nichiren Shoshu announces decision to demolish the Grand Reception Hall |
| 1996 | Grand Reception Hall demolished |
| 1998 | Nichiren Shoshu announces decision to demolish the Grand Main Temple; estimated cost: 4.85 billion yen/$36.4 million |
| Removal of the Dai-Gohonzon from the Grand Main Temple | |
| 1999 | Grand Main Temple demolished |