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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—What do you get when you combine the mission of Soka University of America with the spirit of the Olympics? Sokalympics—a daylong event held March 9, 2025, and organized by the university’s Student Leaders Assembly (SLA) to create opportunities for students to foster meaningful bonds within and across different classes and communities. The

TORONTO—The Soka University of America Model United Nations (MUN) club earned its first “Best Small Delegation” award at the North American Model United Nations Conference, held Feb. 20–22 in Toronto. The annual, university-level MUN conference hosted at the University of Toronto drew some 200 delegations from around the world, where students debated topics drawn from

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  In 2025, the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue is building on its commitment to engage peace scholars, graduate students, youth leaders and researchers in key aspects of peacebuilding and dialogue, centering on Daisaku Ikeda’s philosophy of peace.  Alongside our established programs—including the annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the 73rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 1993. It was translated from the April 4, 2018, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun, originally published in the May 11, 2018, World Tribune. A Japanese intellectual recently remarked: “The

The Earth Charter Magazine, from December 2024 features more than 20 photographs by Ikeda Sensei alongside an article on founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi’s work on geography. The article’s preface describes photos by Sensei as “symbolizing not only his sensitivity to the beauty of nature, but also his enduring legacy in promoting global peace

This February, in celebrating the women of Soka, the following titles will be on sale for a limited time. To the Mothers of Kosen-rufu A small but poignant collection of poetry honoring the women who raise their own families and those who raise the future leaders for peace in their SGI families. $12.00  $5.99 The

From the Los Angeles fires, the members determine to go deeper in creating genuine bonds of friendship and community, and in raising successors to our Soka movement.

JAN. 2 WORLD TRIBUNE  Ikeda Sensei’s 95 Years The commemorative issue pays tribute to Ikeda Sensei’s life and legacy, following his passing on Nov. 15, 2023. The issue highlights his ceaseless efforts to expand the Soka Gakkai’s peace movement to 192 countries and territories and globalize the Buddhist philosophy of respect for the dignity of

What makes us admirable as practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism? Not background, social position, or inherent abilities but our tireless efforts to support our fellow members and help them become happy. That dedicated faith and humanity cannot be overlooked. Such a person is the noblest of all—a person who will attain Buddhahood. From The Wisdom for

As we advance from the Soka Gakkai’s 95th to its 100th anniversary, our work to transform humanity is more important than ever.

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  After hosting more than 30 successful and engaging Dialogue Nights events, the Ikeda Center debuted a spin-off called “Dialogue Nights Lite” this July. On Oct. 4, the second gathering of the new series was held. During the inaugural event, the center’s Preandra Noel shared that, where the original Dialogue

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

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.

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  “This Dialogue Nights might be about anxiety,” said event moderator Preandra Noel, “but the energy that’s already prevalent in this room is certainly the opposite of that.” As the high-spirited crowd of more than 50 gathered for this August 2024 event, Noel explained that the mission of the Ikeda

HAGATNA, Guam—Thousands of residents gathered on July 21, 2024, for the 80th Liberation Day Parade themed “Todu i Tiempo i Pas Para Hita,” a CHamoru phrase that means “Peace for Us Always.” Started in 1945, this longstanding tradition celebrates Guam’s liberation from Japanese occupation by the U.S. military forces during World War II. The celebration

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  The 2024 edition of the annual Indigo Talks featured a longtime friend of the Ikeda Center, Andrea Bartoli, whose talk was called “Opening Pathways to Peace: The Role of Dialogue in Times of Conflict.” Bartoli currently is president of the Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue as well as

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—On July 14, 2024, to commemorate the anniversary of the first detonation of an atomic weapon in 1945 at the Trinity Test Site, an interfaith coalition hosted a vigil to pray, reflect and discuss the impact of the Trinity Test on its surrounding communities within a 50-mile radius. Speakers included John C. Wester, archbishop

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Aug. 4, 2024, Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment hosted an event in remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as their annual resistance to the presence and use of nuclear weapons. The event was hosted, in part, “to remember that the danger of nuclear war is ever present, and that without a

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  The Ikeda Center’s June 21, 2024, Dialogue Nights on finding connection in a digital age got off to a deeply analog start. To open, the center’s Preandra Noel invited the nearly 60 attendees to engage in a “quick grounding exercise.” For this activity, they closed their eyes and focused

When the San Francisco Giants unveiled a nine-foot bronze statue of Orlando Cepeda at its stadium in September 2008, it showed him standing tall, a dignified bearing, his gaze on the future. That is, perhaps, the best metaphor for the storied life of the National Baseball Hall of Fame honoree and 11-time All Star, affectionately