“Let’s do it now! Let’s create a whirlwind of dialogue throughout to pave the way to lasting peace. We must unite the world with the philosophy of Buddhist humanism.”
Since he was inaugurated as Soka Gakkai 3rd President, Ikeda Sensei had traveled the world, holding many dialogues with world renowned leaders, scholars and cultural figures. He built the “golden bridge of peace” in Asia and the world as a private citizen and authored 40 annual peace proposals.

“I want to eliminate misery from the Earth”.

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For more than half a century, Ikeda Sensei thoroughly encouraged every person he met. “If there was even one comrade, I wanted to reach out and encourage them, even if they were far away or at the grass roots. Just as a dew is born from a single spring, a great river of world peace can be created from that one person.”

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The great march toward “widespread propagation of the law” that leads to “world peace” began with a solemn encounter between mentor and disciple. On August 14, 1947, Ikeda Sensei, who was then 19 years old, attended a discussion meeting in Ota Ward, Tokyo.

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Seikyo Shimbun published the following article announcing the passing of Ikeda Sensei, the unparalleled leader in the history of Buddhism who shoulder the great undertaking of kosen-rufu with the spirit of oneness of mentor and disciple.

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Following the passing of President Daisaku Ikeda, Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and Senior Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda released a message.
(Recorded at the Three Founding Presidents Conference Room of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu at 2 p.m. on November 18, 2023)

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