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[Quotes] Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations, Thoughts on Ikeda Sensei
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[Article] Living with a Mentor in Life, Dr Sethu Kumanan
“Finally I found my mentor in life,” said Dr Sethu Kumanan, founder of Soka Ikeda College of Arts & Science for Women in India, when he read a poem by SGI President Ikeda in 1996.
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[Article] Provost and Executive Vice-President of Chapman University, USA, Hamid Shirvani, on Mr Ikeda’s Ideals
“Ever since becoming acquainted with Mr Ikeda, I have felt like becoming his disciple.”
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[Article] Late Cuban Leader Fidel Castro
A light hearted event when Ikeda Sensei and the Late Cuban Leader Met
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[Article] Ikeda Sensei Being Conferred an Honorary Doctorate by The University of Glasglow on June 15, 1994
“Daisaku Ikeda is a fine scholar, the author of a number of books of philosophical enquiry. He is an amateur photographer of merit, with an eye for landscapes, in particular.”
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[Article] Mr Ikeda, the “Builder of Peace”, Says Former Chilean President Aylwin
“There are a few people who awaken to this largest desire of humanity and put it into practice. There are a few people who are capable of disseminating a culture of peace…”
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[NEWS] BREAKING: Special sessions conducted Part II
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[NEWS] BREAKING: Special sessions conducted Part I
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[Article] A Sound of Hope Coming from the Little Music Box
The whole world was shocked when the news broke that Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi had been assassinated by a suicide bombing on May 21, 1991. Sonia Ghandi, now the widow of the Indian leader, was overwhelmed with grief.
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[Article] When Great Evil Occurs, Great Good Follows
The threatening remarks he made on July 21 of last year during the audience that I (President Akiya) had together with SGI President Ikeda are typical examples of his authoritarian stance. Looking at me, he shouted…
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[Article] Unruly Behaviour of the High Priest
The threatening remarks he made on July 21 of last year during the audience that I (President Akiya) had together with SGI President Ikeda are typical examples of his authoritarian stance. Looking at me, he shouted…
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[Article] Ode to Joy – An Anthem of Freedom and Joy
The Nichiren Shoshu document criticised me for saying things I never said and was an attempt to brand me with the labels of slanderer of the Law and slanderer of the high priest.
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[Video] Resolving the Cold War
During the midst of the Cold War, Ikeda Sensei travelled between China, Russia and US, as an ordinary citizen, resolving it.
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[Article] Two Books from Late Premier Kosygin
Gvishiani-Kosygina shared her recollections of her father, saying, “When he came home (on Sep 17, 1974), he said, “Today, I’ve met with an extraordinary, very interesting man.”
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[NEWS] BREAKING: Chinese President Xi Jinping sends a Condolence Message to Prime Minister Kishida regarding the passing of Mr Daisaku Ikeda
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a condolence message to Prime Minister Kishida regarding the passing of Mr. Daisaku Ikeda, Honorary President of the Soka Gakkai, who passed away on the 15th of this month: “I wish to work with the Prime Minister to advance the development of Sino-Japanese relations.”
习近平就池田大作的辞世, 向日本首相岸田文雄致吊唁。
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[Article] The First Honorary Degree
The first one was from Moscow State University during the height of the Cold War. A month before Mr Ikeda’s second visit to the Soviet Union, at the request of the university’s faculty of philosophy, the university decided to bestow an honorary doctorate upon Mr Ikeda.
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[Article] British Historian, Arnold Toynbee’s Prediction
As if predicting Mr Ikeda’s future, Dr Toynbee said that the SGI leader would surpass him in receiving honorary degrees around the world.
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[Article] Recollecting Fighting for His Mentor, Josei Toda
Mineko says, “Each of your struggles at that time became good fortune and benefit, and now they’ve all blossomed like flowers.”
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[Article] Sharing Founder’s Spirit with Chancellor Choue Young Seek of South Korea’s Kyung Hee University: Our All for the Students
“All that I want is sound growth and development of our students. I don’t care about my own well-being. This is the founder’s spirit.”
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[Article] Visit to Soka Kindergarten in Malaysia Dec 2000
“I feel as if I have met the future today, and that future is filled with the light of great hope.”
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[Article] Recollecting the First Entrance Ceremony of Kansai High Schools
“I’ll continue to protect you even after you leave here….”
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