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Soka Gakkai (Japanese: 創価学会, Hepburn: Sōka Gakkai, 'Value-Creation Society') is a Japanese new religion based on the teachings of the 13th-century buddhist priest Nichiren. It claims the largest membership among Nichiren Buddhist groups, [citation needed] although it was excommunicated by Nikken Abe of Nichiren Shōshū in 1991.
At the time of his death, he was president of Soka Gakkai International and honorary president of Soka Gakkai. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During his lifetime, he received more than 800 honorary citizenships, [ 3 ] including 51 from Italian municipalities, [ 4 ] and was conferred more than 405 academic honors.
TOKYO (Reuters) -Daisaku Ikeda, who helped spread Buddhist thought around the world through Soka Gakkai - Japan's largest religious organisation and an ally of the government - has died, the ...
The tradition of zadankai was started by the Soka Gakkai's founder Tsunesaburō Makiguchi in the late 1930s. The tradition of holding zadankai was continued by the second Soka Gakkai president Jōsei Toda after World War II. [1] Under Daisaku Ikeda's presidency, they are the central activity of the Soka Gakkai. [2]
Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes famed musician Herbie Hancock and other celebrities in its fold, has died at 95, the Japanese religious ...
Jōsei Toda (戸田 城聖, Toda Jōsei, 11 February 1900 – 2 April 1958) was a teacher, peace activist and second president of Soka Gakkai from 1951 to 1958. Imprisoned for two years during World War II under violating the Peace Preservation Law and the charge of lèse-majesté from against the war, he emerged from prison intent on rebuilding the Soka Gakkai.
Seicho-no-Ie (Japanese: 生長の家, Hepburn: Seichō-no-Ie, "House of Growth") is a syncretic, monotheistic, New Thought Japanese new religion that has spread since the end of World War II in Asia. It emphasizes gratitude for nature, the family, ancestors and, above all, religious faith in one universal God .
During the 1960s and into the 1980s, Daisaku Ikeda (at the time the president of the Soka Gakkai) established a number of cultural programs and institutions including the Institute of Oriental Philosophy, the Min-on Concert Association, and the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. The Min-On Concert Association was established in 1963.