Soka Gakkai
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Soka Gakkai is a Japanese new religion founded in 1930 based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren. The Sōka Gakkai has been led by Minoru Harada since December 2023.
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Tsunesaburō Makiguchi, the first President of the Sōka Gakkai
Jōsei Toda, the second President of the Sōka Gakkai
Daisaku Ikeda, third President of the Soka Gakkai, 2010
Daisaku Ikeda
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Daisaku Ikeda was a Japanese Buddhist leader, author, educator and nuclear disarmament advocate. He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, which is considered am
Soka Gakkai
…violations of the 1925 Peace Preservation Law and charges of lèse-majesté. In 1945, Toda began rebuilding the Soka Gakkai after his release from prison. Daisaku Ikeda was the third president of the Soka Gakkai and the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International. In Japan, Komeito is a political party that was…
Daisaku Ikeda, age 19