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| June 19, 2005 |
| SGI-Korea Opens New Center in Taebaek, Gangwon Province |
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| SGI-Korea opens Taebaek center |
On June 4, SGI-Korea opened a new center in Taebaek, Gangwon (Kangwon) Province, South Korea. The building has two stories above ground and one basement floor, and features a 3,000-seat lecture hall. Surrounded by the Taebaek Mountains, Taebaek City is a renowned alpine resort and the origin of the Han and Nakdong Rivers. For many years, local SGI members have contributed to their community through environmental protection and relief activities. In recognition of the SGI-Korea members' social activism, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was awarded an honorary citizenship from Gangwon Province in 2002. The new Taebaek center will serve as a hub for activities in the community.
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| SGI-Sri Lanka Women Hold Second General Meeting |
On June 12, SGI-Sri Lanka women held their second general meeting at their center in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Six months ago a devastating tsunami struck 250 kilometers southeast of Sumatra Island, Indonesia and left tens of thousands dead in Sri Lanka. Since then, the SGI-Sri Lanka women have worked hard at rebuilding their society and have spread hope and friendship in their local communities. Some 150 women, one third of them non-member friends, met to share activity reports and personal experiences of applying Nichiren Buddhism and engaging in bodhisattva practices in their daily lives. In a message, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda assured them that their gathering was "indeed symbolic of peace, founded upon bonds of genuine friendship." He encouraged each participant to become the sun of hope in her family and society.
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| SGI-Sri Lanka women and their friends at recent general meeting |
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| Soka Gakkai Indonesia Members Sit for Study Exams |
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| 520 Soka Gakkai Indonesia members at entrance exam |
On May 29, approximately 520 Soka Gakkai Indonesia members, in their teens through seventies, sat for a study department entrance examination at 18 venues throughout the country. The examinees spent two months studying and preparing for the exam, that included questions about Soka Gakkai's history and three of Nichiren's letters to followers: "Letter to Abutsubo," "Letter to Kyo'o," and "The Dragon Gate."
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