Buddhism
Buddhism | May 8 2011
Bharat Soka Gakkai Holds District General Meetings
Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) held district general meetings at 970 venues throughout India from May 7-8. Including guests, approximately 40,000 people took part in the meetings around the country. ... read more
Buddhism | May 7 2011
SGI-UK Women Members Hold Spring Training Course
SGI-UK women members held a spring training course from May 5-6 in Leicestershire. SGI Europe Women's Leader Sakae Takahashi described the development of SGI in Europe over the years. ... read more
Buddhism | May 1 2011
SGI Commemorates Soka Gakkai Day and Soka Gakkai Mother's Day
SGI members throughout the world gathered in their respective areas to celebrate May 3, Soka Gakkai Day and Soka Gakkai Mother's Day. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 29 2011
Soka Gakkai Holds Memorial Services for March 11 Victims
In memoriam services were held in Miyagi, Iwate, Fukushima, Aomori, Akita and Yamagata Prefectures to honor victims of the March 11 earthquake in Japan. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 29 2011
Soka Gakkai Day Celebrated at Monthly Leaders Meeting
Soka Gakkai held its monthly leaders meeting at the Soka Gakkai Kansai Ikeda Memorial Hall in Osaka, Japan, which representative members from the Kansai Region attended. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 27 2011
Soka Gakkai Publishes Lotus Sutra Manuscript Series 11
Soka Gakkai recently published the Sanskrit Lotus Sutra Manuscript from the British Library (Or. 2204), Romanized Text, the 11th part in its ongoing Lotus Sutra Manuscript Series. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 26 2011
SGI YouTube Channel “SGI Videos Online” Launched
SGI has launched an official YouTube Video Channel titled "SGI Videos Online." The channel provides a variety of videos related to SGI's global movement to build a culture of peace, as well as introductory material related to SGI's history and Buddhist practice. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 25 2011
Study Sessions on Nichiren Buddhism Held in Brazil and Argentina
The sixth Latin America Study Session on Nichiren Buddhism was held in São Paulo, Brazil. Some 2,000 gathered from 12 countries throughout Central and South America. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 23 2011
Lotus Sutra Exhibition Shown in Brazil
The Institute of Oriental Philosophy and SGI-Brazil cosponsored the "Lotus Sutra: A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" exhibition at the Brazil Ikeda Culture Center. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 10 2011
The year 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit to Europe in 1961. SGI youth members in Ireland, Sweden, Norway and UK gathered respectively. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 3 2011
New SGI Center Opens in Oregon, USA
Two celebrations were held on April 2 and 3 to commemorate the opening of the new SGI-USA Oregon Center in the city of Lake Oswego. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 2 2011
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SGI-Cameroon Holds Buddhist Study Sessions
On April 2, some 300 SGI members throughout Cameroon attended Buddhist study sessions, the first of the year, at various SGI venues in Cameroon. ... read more
Buddhism | Apr 2 2011
Fukushima Members Hold Onto Hope Despite Evacuation
Following the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunamis in Japan, ongoing problems at the Daiichi nuclear power plant have strongly affected Fukushima Prefecture. In the face of this crisis, Soka Gakkai members have been helping to restore hope to those in their communities. ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 31 2011
SGI President Publishes New Series of Gosho Commentaries
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunamis that hit Japan on March 11, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda began publishing a series of words of encouragement in the Soka Gakkai organ newspaper, the Seikyo Shimbun. ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 27 2011
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New Zealand Members Pray for Christchurch and Tohoku Quake Victims
During March, SGI-New Zealand members held special prayer meetings for lives lost in the Christchurch earthquake that hit New Zealand on February 22, as well as for victims of the Tohoku-Kanto earthquake in Japan on March 11 and for the fast and safe recovery of the affected regions. ... read more
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