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A report on the SGI North America Study Conference.

The following message by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada was published in the September 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. Today’s Soka Gakkai was founded on two pillars. The first is the selfless dedication of the first three presidents to propagate Nichiren Buddhism, and the second is the philosophy of profound

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—On July 14, 2024, to commemorate the anniversary of the first detonation of an atomic weapon in 1945 at the Trinity Test Site, an interfaith coalition hosted a vigil to pray, reflect and discuss the impact of the Trinity Test on its surrounding communities within a 50-mile radius. Speakers included John C. Wester, archbishop

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Aug. 4, 2024, Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment hosted an event in remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as their annual resistance to the presence and use of nuclear weapons. The event was hosted, in part, “to remember that the danger of nuclear war is ever present, and that without a

The SGI-USA will hold its second introductory exam of 2024 onOct. 12–13. The exam will be on the new introductory material published earlier this year and will be offered in English and Spanish. Here is everything you need to know! ELIGIBILITY This exam is for all new members, and everyone who has not taken or

Located at the southwestern part of South Africa, the Cape Floral region is regarded as one of the six Floral Kingdoms of the world and one of the great centers of terrestrial biodiversity. The property, consisting of various national parks and nature reserves, is home to a diverse and dense population of some 9,000 plant

Ikeda Sensei’s message to the 50th anniversary of the World Tribune on Aug. 15, 2014. I offer my heartfelt congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the World Tribune, a newspaper that is leading the worldwide kosen-rufu movement with words of truth and justice. Already half a century has passed since the first issue was published

by Adin StraussSGI-USA General Director Congratulations to all SGI-USA members on the 60th anniversary of the World Tribune! Thinking of this milestone in our people’s movement reminded me of another, which took place within Nichiren Daishonin’s lifetime. In October 1279, Nichiren wrote to his disciples: “The Buddha fulfilled the purpose of his advent in a

To see the actual timeline please click here. Ikeda Sensei made his first visit to the United States in October 1960, opening the way for worldwide kosen-rufu. By his second visit in January 1963, a a burgeoning Civil Rights Movement was exposing injustice, and a nuclear arms race was generating fear of attack from abroad.

To see the actual timeline please click here. In January 1975, Ikeda Sensei joined 158 delegates from 51 countries and territories for the First World Peace Conference at the International Trade Center in Tamuning, Guam. There, the Soka Gakkai International was established, and Sensei selected as its president. It was not happenstance that the SGI

To see the actual timeline please click here. The end of the Cold War saw nations celebrating windfall “peace dividends,” slashed and repurposed military spending to fund education, sanitation, health care and the like. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, symbol of Cold War division, the icy walls dividing the great powers and their

To see the actual timeline please click here. The 21st century arrived on a tide of information. “The digital age” saw the rise of the smartphone, a palm-sized portal into events unfolding from every angle, everywhere on earth, at any time of day. Conversing with study department leaders in the ’90s, Ikeda Sensei touched on

To see the actual timeline please click here. Entering the third decade of the 21st century, Ikeda Sensei spoke of the time’s significance, declaring the next 10 years toward the Soka Gakkai’s centennial “a period of vital importance that will be a turning point for humanity.” Indeed, unprecedented challenges opened the decade—a global pandemic and

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the Aug. 14, 2002, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. It was a quiet night. Families had likely finished their evening meals, and the neighborhood was still and serene that Aug. 14, 1947—save for a number of people hurrying eagerly through the darkening

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  The Ikeda Center’s June 21, 2024, Dialogue Nights on finding connection in a digital age got off to a deeply analog start. To open, the center’s Preandra Noel invited the nearly 60 attendees to engage in a “quick grounding exercise.” For this activity, they closed their eyes and focused

Listening, I learn the way to rise above all suffering.

Youth representatives from around the world gather with a determination to carry on their mentor’s legacy.

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech on Sept. 8, 2002. Video of this speech was broadcast during the Third Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting. It was translated from the July 15, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. The benefits we accrue from working for kosen-rufu are eternal and indestructible

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Third Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, held at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, June 29, 2024. It was translated from the July 6, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Many congratulations

The 19-year-old Daisaku Ikeda joined the Soka Gakkai on Aug. 24, 1947, 10 days after attending his first Soka Gakkai discussion meeting and encountering Josei Toda. Three years later on this date, Josei Toda announced his intention to step down as the Soka Gakkai general director. In a heartfelt interaction between the two afterward, Ikeda