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Soka University of America (SUA) is a private liberal arts college in Aliso Viejo, California. [8] Originally founded in 1987, it was established on its current campus in 2001 by Daisaku Ikeda , the founder of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist movement.
Soka University opened on April 2, 1971, with its graduate school opening in April 1975. [3] Since the school's founding, more than 50,000 students have graduated from Soka University. [4] Soka University of America is a related school founded in 2001, located in Aliso Viejo, California, which offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees. [5]
Sōka is situated in the southeast corner of Saitama Prefecture approximately 30 kilometers away from downtown Tokyo. It is surrounded to the east by the cities of Yashio, Misato and Yoshikawa, and to the west by Kawaguchi.
Soka Gakkai (Japanese: 創価学会, Hepburn: Sōka Gakkai, 'Value-Creation Society') is a Japanese Buddhist religious movement based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese priest Nichiren.
The Soka School System (Japanese: 創価学園 Hepburn: Sōka Gakuen) is an educational network created and funded by the Japanese Soka Gakkai religious organization. It oversees a series of schools in Japan and several other countries, and includes Soka University of Japan , Soka University of America , and Soka Women's College. [ 1 ]
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is an international Nichiren Buddhist organization founded in 1975 by Daisaku Ikeda, as an umbrella organization of Soka Gakkai. It is run by two vice-presidents, including Hiromasa Ikeda, son of the founder.
Minoru Harada (原田 稔, Harada Minoru, born 8 November 1941) is a Japanese Buddhist leader. He is the sixth president of the Soka Gakkai from 9 November 2006. [1] [2] He is also the Supreme Advisor of Sōka University and the Acting President of Soka Gakkai International (SGI).
General information; Location: 2 Takasago, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0034 Japan: Coordinates: Operated by: Tōbu Railway: Line(s) Tōbu Skytree Line: Distance