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About the Soka Gakkai
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At a Glance
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Lotus Sutra
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Lives of the Founding Presidents
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
Josei Toda
Daisaku Ikeda
Our History
Soka Gakkai Charter
Practicing Buddhism
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Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
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Treasure the Connection: Faces of the Soka Gakkai
Key Buddhist Concepts
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About the Soka Gakkai
About the Soka Gakkai
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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Legacy of the Founding Presidents
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A Global Organization
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Buddhist Lineage
Soka Gakkai members uphold the lineage of Buddhist humanism that originated with Shakyamuni, and was inherited and developed by sages in India, China and Japan and is today practiced in 192 countries and territories around the world.
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Shakyamuni
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Lotus Sutra
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Nichiren
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Lives of the Founding Presidents
The founding presidents of the Soka Gakkai revived Nichiren Buddhism in the modern era, developing a global movement for peace based on inner transformation.
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Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
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Josei Toda
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Daisaku Ikeda
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Our History
The Soka Gakkai began as an organization of reformist Japanese educators inspired by Nichiren Buddhism and has developed into a diverse global community of individuals pursuing the ideal of a just and peaceful world based on inner transformation.
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Soka Gakkai Charter
The Soka Gakkai Charter expresses the ideals and principles guiding the global organization’s social engagement, which is rooted in the Buddhist teaching of respect for the dignity of all life.
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