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Emma Pike, of Boston, is an activist in the field of nuclear abolition. This issue is key to SGI Nichiren Buddhists because nuclear war represents the exact opposite of what Buddhism strives to protect: the dignity of all life. In episode 87, Emma shares her inspiring journey of unlocking courage to pursue work in this

9/8 65th Anniversary of Josei Toda’s Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons In 1957, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda made this declaration at the Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. He entrusted his successors in the youth division to spread throughout the world the belief that nuclear weapons are an absolute evil. This declaration

On July 26, 2022, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda issued a statement to the 2022 NPT Review Conference calling for “No First Use” of nuclear weapons.

Excerpts From Ikeda Sensei’s Annual Peace Proposals:
Abolishing the Evil of Nuclear Weapons

The new English-language website “SGI—Action for Peace” will be launched on May 10 to share the activities of the SGI as an NGO affiliated with the United Nations. This website sgi-peace.org will both replace the current site for the SGI Office for U.N. Affairs and include information about activities by constituent organizations around the world

This month we celebrate the 122nd anniversary of second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s birth. Josei Toda was born on Feb. 11, 1900, in Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was an educator, publisher and entrepreneur who was responsible for publishing Soka kyoikugaku taikei (The System of Value-Creating Education), the seminal work

The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic risks as our foremost responsibilities. We affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must

March 4—The Back from the Brink national grassroots campaign and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, convened a virtual policy briefing with interactive workshops, themed “Ending Nuclear Weapons Before They End Us: Opportunities Under the Biden Administration to Take Action.” The SGI-USA is a member of the

My Buddhist practice enabled me to take the most hellish experience of nuclear war and create a life of absolute happiness.

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A U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons is now international law. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) went into effect on Jan. 22 for the more than 50 member states that had ratified it. Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada issued a statement, on behalf of SGI members worldwide, welcoming this unprecedented milestone. Nuclear

Hiroshima Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow cried tears of joy when she learned that, on Oct. 24, the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons had reached the 50th member state required for its entry into force. The treaty, the first international instrument to comprehensively ban nuclear weapons, will have legal force and effect

On Oct. 24, United Nations Day, Honduras became the 50th member state to ratify the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The treaty, the first international instrumental to comprehensively ban nuclear weapons, will enter into force on Jan. 22, 2021. To read more, click here.

The fundamental nature of enlightenment [or Dharma nature]1 manifests itself as Brahma and Shakra [protective workings of the universe], whereas the fundamental darkness manifests itself as the devil king of the sixth heaven. “The Treatment of Illness” (Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 1113). “Abolish nuclear weapons!” “Repudiate the insidious disrespect for human life

Ramesh Jaura, a journalist specializing in globalization, nuclear disarmament and culture of peace, conducted an interview with SGI President Ikeda on the topics of nuclear abolition and lethal autonomous weapons systems. The following is an excerpt. Ramesh Jaura: While nuclear weapons are being modernized, lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) are beginning to pose a grave

A shared vision The first theme I would like to explore is the need for a shared vision of what constitutes a peaceful society. The omnipresence of weaponry is raising threat levels worldwide. Although the Arms Trade Treaty regulating international trade in conventional arms—from small arms to tanks and missiles—entered into force in 2014, key

The full text of SGI President Ikeda’s 2019 Peace Proposal “Toward a New Era of Peace and Disarmament: A People-Centered Approach” is available at daisakuikeda.org. In it, President Ikeda stresses urgent action toward disarmament and calls on young people to resist feelings of resignation and “meet the severe challenges of our age as agents of

SGI President Ikeda stresses urgent action toward disarmament and calls on young people to resist feelings of resignation and “meet the severe challenges of our age as agents of proactive and contagious change.” TOKYO, Jan. 26—Daisaku Ikeda, Buddhist philosopher and president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued his 37th annual peace proposal, “Toward a