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Ascending a New Summit of Kosen-rufu Together

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

Feeling like an outsider growing up, Patrick Kim began painting to express what he couldn’t say. Wanting to do the same for others, Patrick creates artwork that gives a platform to stories that are often overlooked. Patrick explains the joy he feels from making others happy, a joy that “cannot be compared.” Watch the latest

NEW YORK—The “Automated by Design” exhibition was launched on Oct. 13 to deepen understanding around autonomous weapons systems and the wider issue of digital dehumanization stemming from artificial intelligence (AI). The event—co-organized by Stop Killer Robots (SKR), Amnesty International and the SGI—brought together diplomats, U.N. officials and representatives of civil society organizations  and took place

Translating into action the SGI’s 2024 Theme: The Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide.

The Redwood Coast Region men’s and women’s division leaders, Gary Arkoff and Mina Rhoden, tell the World Tribune how they supported the growth of the youth division in their region and reopened their Buddhist center. World Tribune: Thank you both for telling us about your journey to foster the youth in Redwood Coast and reopen

by Saori HisayamaCullman, Ala.  I was a young women’s division member in Tokyo when my sister, who lives in Colorado, introduced me to a man she met there. We got married, and I moved to the U.S. in 2010. Originally, we stayed in Colorado, but soon after my husband got a new job and we

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” Did you know weekly religious service participation may significantly improve your health?  Many long-term studies link regular participation

The July 14–Nov. 3 issues of the World Tribune highlighted the first 535 SGI-USA districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 36. Central Territory Chicago Zone Lakefront District Naperville East District Mideast Zone Great Lakes South District Ozark West District Rocky Mountain Zone Olympus District Holly Hills District Southwest Salt Lake

The city of Potosí is located at an altitude of more than 13,000 feet, making it one of the world’s highest. Founded in the mid-16th century when silver was discovered in the Potosí Mountain, it soon became the largest city in the New World and the world’s largest industrial complex for its silver mining industry.

by Bhavini Gupta Duvall, Wash. Born and raised in a large family in Delhi, I’d not taken so much as a meal alone until I moved to America, where suddenly, most all my meals were had alone. I spoke to my husband for the first time in April 2019 over the phone, and that winter,

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the 16th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, which was held at the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu on Nov. 1, 2023. The meeting celebrated Soka Gakkai Founding  Day (Nov. 18), the 10th anniversary of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu and

COLUMBIA, South Carolina—Guests filled the auditorium of the SGI-USA South Carolina Buddhist Center, each having read the introductory booklet  A Winning Life. While they came with questions about the spirit and purpose of Nichiren Buddhism and the Soka Gakkai, they weren’t studying for a religious class. They were chaplains of the U.S. Army. SGI-USA’s Columbia

Discovering a friend in a childhood rival, I grasp in the depths of my soul that people can change for the better.

In the following essay, Ikeda Sensei draws vital lessons in conflict resolution from the exemplary life of Mahatma Gandhi. It was originally published in the Sept. 23, 2001, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. The essay is also available at daisakuikeda.org. “I don’t want toys or chocolate. All I want is peace

A: Kosen-rufu is the spread of the Mystic Law from one person to another. It is also its spread from ten thousand to fifty thousand. Yet, kosen-rufu is not about numbers. It is a process, an eternal flow. … Kosen means to widely declare. “Widely” implies speaking out to the world, to an ever-greater number

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” Nowadays, many of us spend long hours sitting in front of computer screens and devices or leading more

The World Tribune interviewed men’s division member Michael Petkov, of Saugerties, New York, about his experiences as a youth supporting behind the scenes as a member of the Soka Group. The Soka Group supports Soka Gakkai event planning and operations based on the spirit to protect the members.   World Tribune: Thank you, Michael, for

Ikeda Center Founder Daisaku Ikeda sent the following message to commemorate the Center’s 30th anniversary and the 19th Annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue.  I proudly commend the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue for striving to create constructive new value through the persistent engagement of dialogue for the past 30 years, a period