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Daisaku Ikeda was born in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 1928, the fifth of eight children, to a family of seaweed farmers. Growing up during World War II, he endured firsthand the profound devastations of war, including the death of his eldest brother who was killed in action in Burma (present-day Myanmar). This experience as a

Deeply committed to the education and development of children and youth, SGI President Ikeda, as the third Soka Gakkai president, established the high school division in June 1964, the junior high school division in January 1965, and the boys and girls division in September 1965—which together comprise the future division. The present generation of future

Soka Gakkai President Ikeda first began composing his serialized novel The Human Revolution on December 2, 1964. He wanted to record for posterity the truth of his mentor second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s life and efforts to awaken 750,000 Bodhisattvas of the Earth in his lifetime. This month marks the 55th anniversary of the

Deeply committed to the education and development of children and youth, SGI President Ikeda, as the third Soka Gakkai president, established the high school division in June 1964, the junior high school division in January 1965, and the boys and girls division in September 1965—which together comprise the Future Division. The present generation of future

The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

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The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

Celebrating 55 Years of the World Tribune

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The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

Installment 3

The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

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The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

Installment 1

The following is the fifth in a five-part series describing the events surrounding April 24, 1979, when Daisaku Ikeda stepped down as third Soka Gakkai president to protect the members from the perverse machinations of the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood, which sought to seize control of the lay organization. This incident came to be known as

The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

In the spring of 1974, the Watergate scandal dominated the news, and the U.S. was still a year away from ending its involvement in the Vietnam War. Meanwhile, fresh in people’s minds were the tragic assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy six years earlier. It was in this milieu that,