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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.” In a 1999 experiment, participants viewed a video where two small teams, one dressed in white and the

The Mosi-oa-Tunya, also known as Victoria Falls, is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is the world’s greatest sheet of falling water, with a width of 5,604 feet and height of 355 feet. Its name Mosi-oa-Tunya, which is Lozi for “Thundering Smoke,” comes its size and

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the 12th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, Tokyo, on June 16, 1997. Video footage of the speech was broadcast during the recent Fourth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, on Sept. 7, 2024. The excerpts

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Sept. 8, the SGI-USA Washington, D.C., Buddhist Center opened its doors to the community as part of the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington’s annual Unity Walk. The Unity Walk, which began in 2005, invites participants of all ages and backgrounds to walk to different houses of worship and spiritual centers in the Embassy

Orlando Bloom sits down with Buddhability to discuss how his Buddhist practice has informed everything from his breakout role as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings to how he confronts his limitations in his new limited series On The Edge. He opens up about staying grounded during his sudden rise to fame, following a

In search of justice, I discover an old promise unbroken.

Chapter through territory leaders of the New York Tri-state area gather to reaffirm the essential spirit of faith as they prepare to spring into 2025.

In this scene from The Human Revolution, Josei Toda speaks at the first memorial service for founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, reflecting on his mentor’s towering spirit and his own determination to carry out kosen-rufu on his behalf. “The Bodhisattvas of the Earth exist nowhere but here; we are, in fact, the Bodhisattvas of

SGI Youth Leader Mitsuo Nishikata gave the following words at the Tri-state leaders meeting held on Sept. 16, 2024, at the SGI-USA New York Culture Center. by Mitsuo NishikataSGI Youth Leader Congratulations on holding this meeting for the leaders of Ever-Victorious New York!  I feel such appreciation to visit the U.S. with SGI Vice President

SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa gave the following address at the Tri-state leaders meeting held on Sept. 16, 2024, at the New York Culture Center, New York. by Yoshiki TanigawaSGI Vice President Thank you for gathering despite this being a weeknight! I understand that representative leaders are here from North Zone, especially from Connecticut and

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Fourth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Sept. 7, 2024. It was translated from the Sept. 14, 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Congratulations on

The Rhaetian Railway brings together two historic railway lines that cross the Swiss Alps. The Albula line, which opened in 1904, runs along a 38-mile path that includes 42 tunnels and covered galleries, as well as 144 viaducts and bridges. The Bernina line, which opened in 1908, runs a similar distance with 13 tunnels and

In this essay, Ikeda Sensei writes of the power source of victory—gongyo. It was translated from the Feb. 10, 2006, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Some members from Chiba sent me a photo of this year’s [2006] first sunrise over the Pacific Ocean. My wife, Kaneko, and I often admire this

PHILADELPHIA—The SGI-USA Philadelphia Buddhist Center is a 7-minute drive from Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were debated and signed. At the Philadelphia Leaders Meeting, held Sept. 15 here with SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa, the members vowed to pioneer a new history in the kosen-rufu movement, starting from the

While I grieved my mother, the district I vowed to revive revives me.

Envisioning the path to 2030, the Central Executive Committee voted to focus in 2025 on solidifying the foundations of the youth and chapters.

SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa gave the following address at the Central Executive Committee and Executive Council Conference held on Sept. 14, 2024, at the New York Culture Center, New York. by Yoshiki TanigawaSGI Vice President Hello everyone. First, I’d like to relay that Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and Mrs. Kaneko Ikeda asked that

The following message by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada was published in the October 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. Ikeda Sensei embarked on the first of his overseas travels for kosen-rufu on Oct. 2, 1960. About a month earlier, he had visited the hometown of his mentor, second Soka Gakkai

Founded in 1350, the Historic City of Ayutthaya was the second capital of the Kingdom of Siam. Between the 14th and 18th centuries, the city flourished as one of the world’s largest and most cosmopolitan urban areas and center of commerce. In 1767, the Burmese army attacked the city and burned it to the ground.

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the 45th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held at the Soka International Friendship Hall in Sendagaya, Tokyo, on Dec. 2, 2010. This message is translated from the Dec. 3, 2010, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. This year again, through the courageous faith and earnest