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This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at the Youth Division Training Session, held at Soka University Los Angeles in Calabasas, California, on February 19, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth

Ikeda Sensei: “The purpose of faith is to attain Buddhahood, to become happy. … The only way to do so is to have faith in the Gohonzon, which is the essence of Buddhism and the purpose of Nichiren Daishonin’s appearance in the world. The Soka Gakkai has been introducing people to the Gohonzon and contributing

You may think you offered gifts to the treasure tower of the Thus Come One Many Treasures, but that is not so. You offered them to yourself. You, yourself, are a Thus Come One who is originally enlightened and endowed with the three bodies. You should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with this conviction. Then the place where

My journey of inner transformation from a directionless teen to a teacher empowering youth. I’m Sam Saldivar from Fresno, California.

Chronicling the translation of the writings of Nichiren Daishonin and its impact on the members of the SGI.

Key guidance on shakubuku

Ikeda Sensei composed poems throughout his life in diverse styles, expressing his thoughts, examining Buddhist concepts and encouraging readers across the world. In July 1981, he was named a poet laureate by the World Academy of Arts and Culture. This section of  Living Buddhism highlights select poems from Journey of Life: Selected Poems of Daisaku

Installment 17: Return to Kamakura

Members: • should be district through national youth leaders. • have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3. • should read the assigned material prior to each meeting. Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3, pp. 167–91 Part Four: “Peaceful Practices” Chapter• The Lotus Sutra Enables All People To Attain Absolute Peace

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Part 12: ‘The Life Span of the Thus Come One’ Chapter—Part 2 of 3 A Sublime State of Being Where We Experience Joy in Both Life and Death

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Members:• should be district through national youth leaders. • have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3. • read the assigned material prior to each meeting. Syllabus:The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3, pp. 127–64 Part Three: “Encouraging Devotion” Chapter• A Disciple Battles the Three Powerful Enemies Supplementary Materials:• The Lotus Sutra and

Installment 16: The Sado Exile—Part 4

On June 13, 1996, Ikeda Sensei spoke at Columbia University, the “premier institute for graduate study in education in the United States,” outlining the shared qualities of bodhisattvas and global citizens and how humanistic education is the key to fostering such people. Founding Soka Gakkai Presidents Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda never set foot outside

Young people’s take on why they engage in the important practice of Buddhist dialogue.

Chronicling Sensei’s visit to Honolulu in 1975.

It is not certain that, because one is ill, one will die. And could not this illness of your husband’s be the Buddha’s design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way.  —“The Good Medicine for All Ills,”

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at the SGI Joint Training Session, held at Soka University Los Angeles in Calabasas, California, on February 18, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth

As I work to safeguard the dignity of human life, I awaken to the dignity of my own. I’m Garrett Welch from Denver.