November 13, 2026, World Tribune

The following is from a lecture by Ikeda Sensei on Nichiren Daishonin’s writing “The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life.” It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 17, installment 3, pp. 215–18. In “The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life,” Nichiren Daishonin writes:

The following excerpts are taken from Ikeda Sensei’s dialogues in The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, volumes 5 and 6. They can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 17, installment 4, pp. 219–21. In The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, Ikeda Sensei touches on the concept

SGI-USA General Director Adin Strauss made the following announcement on Oct. 27, 2026 during a call with SGI-USA zone-national leaders.  This evening, I have sad news to share. Yesterday, our dear comrade SGI-USA Senior Vice General Director Tariq Hasan passed away peacefully at his home, with his amazing wife, Mary, and the rest of his

Through practicing Nichiren Buddhism, I learn to let go of fear, embrace change and discover a new sense of purpose.

Why we celebrate the Soka Gakkai’s founding each November in our districts.

The following is from the November 2026 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. He was a mentor of great warmth and compassion. He was a mentor whose deep love was tempered with sternness. He was a leader of the people, who loved ordinary citizens and placed his trust in youth. He

This study series covers Soka Spirit topics to be presented by a youth or student division member at Soka 2030 meetings on the last Sunday of each month. Recent news has shown young people are protesting in France, Italy, Argentina, Albania, Serbia and other parts of the world.  Educational inequality, discrimination, rising costs and lack

The World Tribune is publishing a brief study every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. In August 2020,Ikeda Sensei wrote about the deep significance of the decade leading to the 100th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding, saying in part: The decade from the Soka Gakkai’s 90th

Famous for oil and watercolor paintings of skyscrapers, Colin Campbell Cooper (1856–1937) was an impressionist painter born in Philadelphia. At age 20, he developed an interest in art after seeing an international exhibition. Three years later, he studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He later traveled to Europe, where he was