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Daisaku Ikeda



Daisaku Ikeda is a Japanese Buddhist philosopher and interpreter of Nichiren Buddhism as well as a noted peace activist and advocate for nuclear disarmament. He is the founding president of Soka Gakkai International, the largest lay Buddhist organization in the world, following Soka Gakkai, which is the largest of the new Japanese religious movements.

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Soka Gakkai International’s President Issues 38th Annual Peace Proposal

Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai International (SGI), which describes itself as a “worldwide Buddhist network promoting peace, culture, and education,” has issued “Toward Our Shared Future: Constructing an Era of Human Solidarity,” his 38th annual peace...

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FindCenter Quotes ImageA great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and, further, can even enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.

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The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace: Selections From the Works of Daisaku Ikeda

Gleaned from more than fifty years of SGI President Ikeda's works, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace provides a window into the SGI president's thought and philosophy. His works are a boundless source of inspiration.

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The Heart of Lotus Sutra: Lectures on the 'Expedient Means' and 'Life Span' Chapters

The Lotus Sutra has been regarded for centuries as one of the most important teachings in Mahayana Buddhism. This book goes beyond theory to show how to bring these teachings into practice in daily life.

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On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime: Commentaries on the Writings of Nichiren

How can we live a truly meaningful, fulfilling and happy life? Ikeda writes in the lectures “Nichiren Buddhism is a teaching of hope that enables us to forge a state of unsurpassed and indestructible happiness and to lead a life of supreme value.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.

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The Art of True Relations: Conversations on the Poetic Heart of Human Possibility

In this inspirational discourse, scholar Sarah Wider and Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda celebrate the great spiritual and literary figures, East and West, who have inspired their own work as educators, poets, and peace builders, including both the men and the women of the American Renaissance.

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A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat

One of the 'inventors' of the nuclear bomb, Sir Joseph Rotblat very soon turned away from weapons research to make a prolonged and principled stand against the dangers of nuclear proliferation.

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For the Sake of Peace: A Buddhist Perspective for the 21st Century

Based on 20 years of university lectures and proposals to the United Nations, this book addresses the issue of peace from the Buddhist perspective of compassion, interconnectedness of all life, and absolute respect for human life.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageThe institutions of human society treat us as parts of a machine. They assign us ranks and place considerable pressure upon us to fulfill defined roles. We need something to help us restore our lost and distorted humanity. Each of us has feelings that have been suppressed and have built up inside.

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