January 1, 2019, World Tribune

This essay was originally published in the Jan. 4, 1998, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. A new year. The sun of a grand state of being rises high. On the second day of the new year, I celebrate the start of the Year of Victory of the People (1998) with my dear and

The following is SGI President Ikeda’s remarks at a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 1998, his 70th birthday. This was originally published in the Jan. 23, 1998, World Tribune. As a famous adage goes, “A person who bravely and vigorously exerts himself is stronger than the greatest multitude.” Strength is not a question of

Members celebrated the grand opening of the SGI-USA Chandler Buddhist Center on Dec. 2 in Arizona. Chandler Vice Mayor Rene Lopez attended the event on behalf of the city, declaring Dec. 2, 2018, Daisaku Ikeda Day for the SGI’s efforts to promote inclusion and respect for different cultures. To reach the facility:3002 North Arizona Ave.

What 50 years of Buddhist practice has taught me.

The World Tribune spoke with the Springfield District women’s leader, Taeko Parker (pictured bottom right), to learn the keys to the district’s brilliant achievement at their 2018 November district discussion meeting. World Tribune: Congratulations on a victorious November district discussion meeting! We understand that Springfield District welcomed 57 people, more than doubling its average attendance

The sincerity of making offerings to the Lotus Sutra at the beginning of the New Year is like cherry blossoms blooming from trees, a lotus unfolding in a pond, sandalwood leaves unfurling on the Snow Mountains, or the moon beginning to rise. Now Japan, in becoming an enemy of the Lotus Sutra, has invited misfortune