Buddhism
Buddhism | Mar 11 2013
Soka Gakkai Holds Tohoku Earthquake Memorial Services
On March 11, Soka Gakkai members throughout Japan held memorial services for those who lost their lives in the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami two years ago. ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 9 2013
Districts in Canada and Japan Hold Exchange Meeting Via Live Link-up
On March 9, Unity District in Victoria, Canada, linked up via live feed for an international exchange meeting with Tomita District in Sendai, Japan, in the Tohoku region devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 3 2013
Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Held in Tohoku Region
On March 3, in commemoration of the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami and the ensuing nuclear accident in Tohoku (Northeastern Japan), Soka Gakkai held its monthly Headquarters Leaders Meeting at the Soka Gakkai Fukushima Culture Center in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. ... read more
Buddhism | Feb 25 2013
Commemorative Meetings Held Throughout Latin America
On February 24, SGI-Chile held a culture festival at the Caupolicán Theater in Santiago, where 2,000 members from throughout the nation gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their first national meeting (on February 23, 1993), which coincided with SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit to Chile. ... read more
Buddhism | Feb 17 2013
SGI-Brazil Women's Day Celebrated
On February 17, SGI members gathered at the SGI-Brazil (BSGI) Nature and Culture Center in Itapevi, São Paulo to celebrate SGI-Brazil Women's Day (February 27). ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 30 2013
SGI Members in Latin America Gather for Study Training Course
Some 250 members from the Spanish-speaking countries of Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela gathered in Panama for a Latin America Buddhist study training course from January 28 to 30. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 27 2013
Lotus Sutra Exhibition Opens in Taiwan
On January 27, the exhibition "The Lotus Sutra--A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" co-organized by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) together with Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) opened at TSA’s Zhi Shan Culture Center in Taipei. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 20 2013
SGI-Philippines Holds Celebratory Culture Festival
On January 20, SGI members in Southern Mindanao held a culture festival and leaders meeting to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the opening of the SGI-Philippines Davao Culture Center and to initiate momentum towards 2014, which will mark 50 years since the start of the SGI Buddhist movement in the Philippines. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 17 2013
Memorial Services Held on Anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
On January 17, Soka Gakkai members conducted memorial prayer services at four venues in Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995). ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 13 2013
SGI-Korea Appoints New General Director
SGI-Korea held a national leaders meeting at its center in Seoul on January 13. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 13 2013
SGI-Europe Representatives Hold Summit Meeting
Some 200 SGI leaders from 30 European countries gathered for an SGI European Summit from January 10 to 13 at the SGI European Training Center at Trets, France. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 6 2013
SGI-Bolivia Holds Leaders Training Course
On January 6, SGI-Bolivia members held a leaders training course at the SGI-Bolivia Culture Center in Santa Cruz. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 6 2013
New Soka Culture Center Opens in Tokyo
At the end of 2012, the new Soka Culture Center was opened in Tokyo. It was officially opened to visitors on a ticketed basis from January. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 2 2013
SGI New Year's Prayer Meetings Held Worldwide
From England to Bolivia, Taiwan to Burkina Faso, SGI members throughout the world celebrated the New Year with prayer meetings in their local areas on January 1 and 2. ... read more
Buddhism | Dec 16 2012
SGI Buddhist Study Exams Held in Kenya, Denmark, Argentina and Malaysia
In November and December, SGI members in Kenya, Denmark, Argentina and Malaysia took Buddhist study exams in their respective areas as a way to deepen their understanding of Nichiren Buddhism and its core philosophy. ... read more
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