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My Path to a Sustainable Future Buddhist practice gave Teka Mesquita the resilience to succeed as an architect and designer known for promoting bamboo as a sustainable alternative to wood.
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Initiatives
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Rising from Crisis: Responding to the Pandemic (3) Leaders of Soka Gakkai organizations from around the world comment on how their respective organizations are making a way forward amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In Society
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Cambodia: Light of Learning
Soka Gakkai youth in Cambodia are helping improve literacy and giving schoolchildren in rural areas access to the joys of reading.
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Essentials of Practice
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Practicing Buddhism
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Daily Practice
The basic Buddhist practice of Soka Gakkai members is chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, reciting portions of the Lotus Sutra and sharing the teachings of Buddhism with others in order to help them become happy.
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Buddhist Concepts
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The Meaning of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
The essence of Buddhism is the conviction that we have within us at each moment the ability to overcome any problem or difficulty that we may encounter in life; a capacity to transform any suffering. Our lives possess this power because they are inseparable from the fundamental law that underlies the workings of all life and the universe.
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At a Glance
The Soka Gakkai is a diverse global community of individuals in 192 countries and territories who practice Nichiren Buddhism. It cherishes the values of peace, culture and education centered on respect for the dignity of life.
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Buddhist Lineage
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Our History
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Lives of the Founding Presidents
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Practicing Buddhism
This section contains information about the practice and principles of Nichiren Buddhism and how members experience these in daily life.
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In Society
In this section you can find information about the Soka Gakkai’s activities to promote peace, culture and education, both through the initiatives of local organizations and through engagement with the United Nations.
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Resources
Here you can find a selection of video and text resources to aid the practice and study of Buddhism, as well as public educational resources produced by Soka Gakkai to promote awareness of key global issues.
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