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Buddhism | Apr 15 2007
SGI-Hong Kong's Senior Citizens Meet
On April 15, 2007, some 1,500 members of SGI-Hong Kong's Many Treasures Group--made up of senior citizens--gathered for a general meeting at the Hong Kong Culture Center. In a message, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda paid tribute to their pioneer efforts that have led to the development of the SGI-Hong Kong ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 15 2007
SGI-Czech Members Celebrate 15th Anniversary
On April 14-15, 2007, SGI-Czech Chapter celebrated the 15th anniversary of its establishment in January 1992 with a mere six members. This followed the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" that led to democratization of the former Czechoslovakia. In a message, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda hailed the members who had gathered in Prague ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 14 2007
Bharat Soka Gakkai Men and Women Study at Soka Bodhi Tree Garden
On April 14, 2007, some 300 Bharat (India) Soka Gakkai (BSG) men's and women's division members met at the Soka Bodhi Tree Garden in the outskirts of New Delhi, India, for a study session on Nichiren Buddhism and the history of the SGI. Following lectures on Nichiren's writings and ... read more
Sustainable Development | Apr 14 2007
Earth Day Celebrations and Park Clean-up in Garden Grove, California, USA
On April 14, 2007, Garden Grove Park, located in Garden Grove City, southern California, USA, was the venue for this year's Earth Day celebration and park clean-up cosponsored by the city and the SGI-USA Wild Wild West Area. Local SGI-USA members supported the event by bringing and staffing the "Seeds ... read more
Human Rights | Apr 14 2007
Renowned German Peace Activist and Psychoanalyst Lectures on Gender and Personal Responsibility in Germany
On April 14, 2007, SGI-Germany and the Institute of Oriental Philosophy European Center at Taplow Court, UK, cosponsored a public lecture at the Villa Sachsen Culture Center, Bingen City, Germany. Some 150 attended the lecture by guest speaker Professor Horst-Eberhard Richter, a renowned psychoanalyst and peace activist. Professor Richter is ... read more
Press Releases | Apr 13 2007
Chinese Premier Meets Honorary President of Soka Gakkai Lay Buddhist Group
Tokyo, April 13, 2007/Kyodo JBN/-- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Soka Gakkai Honorary President Daisaku Ikeda at the New Otani Hotel for 30 minutes in the afternoon of April 12. Mr. Wen was accompanied by a party of eleven including Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang ... read more
Culture | Apr 12 2007
Chinese Premier Meets with SGI President
TOKYO: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with SGI President Daisaku Ikeda at the New Otani Hotel for 30 minutes in the afternoon of April 12, 2007. Mr. Wen was accompanied by a party of eleven including Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi. Soka Gakkai President ... read more
Education | Apr 11 2007
Columbia University's Teachers College Press Publishes Ethical Visions of Education: Philosophies in Practice
The Teachers College Press of Columbia University recently published Ethical Visions of Education: Philosophies in Practice, edited by Professor David Hansen of Columbia University Teachers College and developed by the the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century (BRC). The book features the ideas of some of the 20th century's ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 6 2007
SGI-UK Representatives Attend Training Sessions at SGI European Center in Southern France
From April 1-6, 2007, SGI-UK held training sessions for various groups at the SGI European Center in Trets, southern France. Each session focused on the study of Buddhism. Participants had prepared beforehand by studying selected writings of Nichiren and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda. The men's group studied Nichiren's well-known letter ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Apr 3 2007
Dr. N. Radhakrishnan of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti Lectures at the Institute of Oriental Philosophy
On April 3, 2007, Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, former director of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi, India, was invited to lecture at an Indo-Japan Joint Symposium held at the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP), Hachioji, Tokyo, to commemorate the centennial of Gandhi's satyagraha, the non-violence resistance movement for ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 2 2007
Anniversary of Second Soka Gakkai President's Death Commemorated
On and around April 2, 2007, Soka Gakkai commemorated the 49th anniversary of the death of second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda (1900-58) with memorial services at major culture and community centers throughout Japan. On April 2, at Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall, Hachioji, Tokyo, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda led a prayer ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 1 2007
University of Nairobi Professor Speaks at SGI-Kenya General Meeting
Professor Henry Indangasi began by congratulating the participants on SGI-Kenya's anniversary. He recalled his first encounter with the SGI in 1986 when SGI President Daisaku Ikeda received the Kenya Oral Literature Association Award in proxy at the University of Nairobi. Thereafter, when the University of Nairobi undertook the Swahili translation ... read more
Education | Mar 31 2007
SGI-Brazil Educators Promote Literacy Education
During February and March 2007, the SGI-Brazil (BSGI) Education Department held instructors' training seminars for its 150 Adult Literacy Education Program volunteers in the four Brazilian cities of São Paulo, Mogi das Cruzes, Ribeirão Preto and Ponta Grossa. The training seminars were held to review and improve the program to ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 29 2007
SGI-Europe Youth Celebrate March 16 and Reaffirm Their Commitment to Peace
SGI organizations throughout Europe commemorated March 16, 1958, a significant day in SGI's history when second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda met with 6,000 youth and bequeathed to them what he considered their mission--to work tirelessly for humanity's peace, prosperity and happiness, based on the philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism. With ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 28 2007
SGI-Taiwan Publishes Fifth Volume of Anthology of Nichiren's Writings in Modern Chinese
SGI-Taiwan recently published the fifth volume of an anthology of Nichiren's writings in modern Chinese. The classical literary style is also provided. The newest volume includes "The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind," considered to be one of Nichiren's most important writings. [Adapted from an article in the March 28, ... read more
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