Two new Soka Gakkai websites were announced today, Daisaku Ikeda.org and JoseiToda.org.
From Daisaku Ikeda.org
Daisaku Ikeda is a Buddhist leader, peacebuilder, a prolific writer, poet, educator and founder of a number of cultural, educational and peace research institutions around the world.
As third president of the Soka Gakkai (value-creating society) and founder of the Soka Gakkai International, Daisaku Ikeda has developed and inspired what may be the largest, most diverse international lay Buddhist association in the world today. Based on the 700-year-old tradition of Nichiren Buddhism, the movement is characterized by its emphasis on individual empowerment and social engagement to advance peace, culture and education. Click here for more…
From JoseiToda.org
Josei Toda (1900-58) was the second president of the Soka Gakkai, one of Japan’s most influential lay Buddhist movements. Based on the teachings of the 13th-century Buddhist reformer Nichiren (1222-82), Toda developed a methodology of personal transformation called “Human Revolution” that has become the foundation underlying the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a worldwide organization of engaged Buddhists promoting peace and personal empowerment throughout the world. Click here for more…
Tags: Nichiren, philosophy, Religion, SGI, Soka Gakkai, Spirituality
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