41. Detailed Record and its members / Bryan Wilson buddhism in action case studies from Italy / Maria Immacolata Macioti The expansion of soka gakkai into southeast Asia http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/95eb5b904cc70070a19afeb4da09e526.html

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42. Soka Gakkai International chaos of postwar Japan, Toda was released finally and the soka gakkai 2 was He promoted the practice of buddhism as an accessible means of rebuilding lives http://www.meta-religion.com/New_religious_groups/Groups/Buddhist/soka_gakkai_in

to promote a multidisciplinary view of the religious, spiritual and esoteric phenomena. About Us Links Search Contact ... Back to New Religious... Religion sections World Religions New R. Groups Ancient Religions Spirituality ... Extremism Science sections Archaeology Astronomy Linguistics Mathematics ... Contact The Web Metareligion More sections: Subscribe to the Metareligion Newsletter Submit your site Banners Index ... Polls Please, help us sustain this free site online. Make a donation using Paypal: Soka Gakkai International From: http://www.sgi.org/english/SGI/sgi.htm Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a Buddhist association with more than 12 million members in 186 countries and territories worldwide. For SGI members, Buddhism is a practical philosophy of individual empowerment and inner transformation that enables people to develop themselves and take responsibility for their lives. As lay believers and "engaged Buddhists," SGI members strive in their everyday lives to develop the ability to live with confidence, to create value in any circumstances and to contribute to the well-being of friends, family and community. The promotion of peace, culture and education is central to SGI's activities.

43. Buddhism In Surrey And West Sussex - Soka Gakkai International soka gakkai International is a lay Buddhist association founded in Japan on the premise that human beings inherently possess the ability to create value in http://www.sado.freeserve.co.uk/sgi.htm

Soka Gakkai International is a lay Buddhist association founded in Japan on the premise that human beings inherently possess the ability to create value in their lives and, therefore, are able to live life to the fullest while contributing to the welfare of society. "Soka" means value creation; "Gakkai," society. SGI founding principles 1. To work for the prosperity of society as good citizens, respecting the culture, customs and laws of the country where they reside. 2. To promote the development of humanistic culture and education based on the tenets of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism. 3. To support the United Nations’ efforts for world peace by working towards the goals of the abolition of nuclear weapons, the universal renunciation of war in accordance with the spirit of the U.N. Charter, and the solution of the problems of poverty, oppression and environmental degradation which threatens our planet. Daisaku Ikeda Daisaku Ikeda, third president of the Soka Gakkai, was nominated as the first president of SGI, a post he continues to hold. Under his leadership and guidance the SGI has developed and expanded throughout the world.

44. 11/20/95 INT/JAPAN THE POWER OF SOKA GAKKAI To most soka gakkai members, the world of politics is far away. It teaches a variant of Mahayana buddhism developed by Nichiren. http://www.time.com/time/international/1995/951120/japan.html

TIME Magazine November 20, 1995 Volume 146, No. 21 Return to Contents page JAPAN THE POWER OF SOKA GAKKAI GROWING REVELATIONS ABOUT THE COMPLICATED AND SINISTER NEXUS OF POLITICS AND RELIGION EDWARD W. DESMOND/TOKYO REPORTED BY IRENE M. KUNII/TOKYO On Sept. 1, Akiyo Asaki, 50, a local assemblywoman from Higashi Murayama, a city on the western outskirts of Tokyo, walked out of her office without explanation and without taking any identification. According to police, a few hours later she climbed the external stairs of a nearby office building to the fifth floor, scaled a 1.2-m-high wall and jumped to her death. Police concluded that Asaki had taken her own lifeuntil her family protested. "She was not the type to commit suicide," says a close friend and fellow assembly member, Hozumi Yano. "She was always cheerful, even though she knew she was up against a powerful organization." That organization is Soka Gakkai, Japan's most powerful Buddhist sect. It has at least 8.12 million members; assets estimated to be as high as $100 billion; and a political offshoot, the Komeito (Clean Government Party), that has long been a force in the Diet and in regional assemblies throughout the country. In Asaki's view, Soka Gakkai (Value-creating Society) was becoming a bit too forceful. She was helping ex-Soka Gakkai members who were being harassed for quitting, and based on her own investigations, she had accused Komeito politicians of using their clout to give local government contracts to Soka Gakkai members. In recent months she had received anonymous death threats on the phone.

45. The Institute Of Oriental Philosophy: RESEARCH--Development Of Soka Gakkai's Phi soka gakkai s fundamental philosophy, which finds its roots in Nichiren buddhism, was developed and refined by the first three presidents, based on thorough http://www.iop.or.jp/research-value.htm

Research Agenda Project 8: Development of Soka Gakkai's Philosophy of Value Creation

46. A Warm Welcome To SOKA GAKKAI (JAPAN)--Official English Site soka gakkai advances peace, culture and education and supports individual selfdevelopment, centered on the humanistic philosophy of buddhism. http://sokagakkai.info/

http://sokagakkai.info Soka Gakkai advances peace, culture and education and supports individual self-development, centered on the humanistic philosophy of Buddhism.

47. Buddhism - Soka Gakkai Top Links Brief overview of Nichiren buddhism and the soka gakkai. BuddhaJones Unofficial, features philosophy and satire with the soka gakkai tradition in mind. http://www.buddhism-directory.com/Nichiren_Soka_Gakkai.html

Buddhism Nichiren Sub-Categories Cultural Activities Educational Peace Projects Regional Groups Soka Gakkai Web Site Links My Faith - Offers unofficial views and explanations of fundamental concepts and practices of Nichiren Buddhism. Etherbods Online - Unofficial. Features several indices to the Writings of Nichiren (Gosho) and the Lotus Sutra, along with related study material. ICQ Buddhism Interest Group - Unofficial chat room moderated by Karen Fitzpatrick offering real-time online chats for those interested in the Soka Gakkai. Soka Gakkai International - USA - Combines study resources for the complete English works of Nichiren (Gosho) and full English translation of Sakyamuni's Lotus Sutra with facilities locators and publications. Fort Collins SGI-USA Information Site - Provides study materials, history, philosophy, and practice overview. Middleway Press - Trade publishing division of the SGI-USA. Features publication titles, ordering information, press releases, and newsletter. Richard Hower's Personal Page - Unofficial source of articles relating to the interaction of the Soka Gakkai with world leaders, focusing on their respective impacts. Also offers opinion pieces regarding the separation from Nichiren Shoshu. Gakkai Experiences Online - Unofficial and provides personal testimonials of faith from members throughout the world.

48. Group Type Links: Eastern: Buddhist: Soka Gakkai culture and education based on the philosophy and ideals of the buddhism of Nichiren. This is an organization site. Unofficial soka gakkai International (SGI http://www.csj.org/infoserv_links/group_categories/grptype_eastern/lk_buddhist_n

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49. Spirit And Sky Skeptics: Buddhism: Nichiren: Nichiren-shoshu A personal view of corruption within the priesthood and followers of Nichiren Shoshu from a soka gakkai member s perspective. Noble Mission of the soka gakkai http://www.spiritandsky.com/skeptics/buddhism/nichiren/nichiren-shoshu/

Home skeptics buddhism nichiren : nichiren-shoshu the entire directory only this category More search options Home Search Suggest a Site ... nichiren : nichiren-shoshu Links: Association of Youthful Priests Dedicated to the Reformation of Nichiren Shoshu Association of Youthful Priests Dedicated to the Reformation of Nichiren Shoshu Critical commentary on the sect's administration and conduct. Includes event coverage in Asia and the Americas. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6603 Criminal Acts of Nichiren Shoshu Priesthood Criminal Acts of Nichiren Shoshu Priesthood A personal view of corruption within the priesthood and followers of Nichiren Shoshu from a Soka Gakkai member's perspective. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6592 Domei News Domei News Published by a group of priests who left Nichiren Shoshu due to the High Priest. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6594 Fujiko's Homepage Fujiko's Homepage Personal site by Fujiko Mine on the dispute between Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6599 Heritage of the Nichiren Shoshu Heritage of the Nichiren Shoshu Documents the alleged attempts by Masatomo Yamazaki and other anti-Soka Gakkai activists to "destroy" the Soka Gakkai before the Nichiren Shoshu/Soka Gakkai rift.

50. Beliefnet.com soka gakkai (SGI), view by date. disputes or criticisms from nonBuddhists must be directed to buddhism Challenge http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/discussion_list.asp?boardID=300

51. Soka Gakkai International The soka gakkai International is the umbrella organization for affiliate lay organizations in over 186 countries practicing the buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. http://www.fact-index.com/s/so/soka_gakkai_international.html

Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Soka Gakkai International The Soka Gakkai International is the umbrella organization for affiliate lay organizations in over 186 countries practicing the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. Founded as the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai on November 18 by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, the Soka Gakkai experienced a period of rapid growth after World War II in Japan . The organization was formally organized in the United States on October 13 . SGI was created as the international organization in SGI has been guided since its inception by its president, Daisaku Ikeda. A disciple of Second Soka Gakkai President Toda, Mr. Ikeda succeeded him in 1960 as Soka Gakkai President. He became SGI President in 1975. Founder of Soka University and the Soka School System, Mr. Ikeda is the author of numerous books and has held dialogues toward peace, education and culture with numerous scholars and world leaders. Nichiren Daishonin ( ; "Nichiren" is the name he chose for himself when embarking on spreading his teaching on April 28 . It means "Sun Lotus." The word "Daishonin" is an honorific meaning "great sage."), was a Japanese Buddhist sage who determined that the

52. DIBO Web Links : Lineages And Orders >> Nichiren >> Soka Gakkai A site featuring philosophy and socalled humor, created by people who practice Nichiren buddhism in the soka gakkai tradition. http://www.buddhism.org/link/pages/Lineages_and_Orders/Nichiren/Soka_Gakkai/

TOP Lineages and Orders Nichiren >> Soka Gakkai Add a Site Modify a Site TOP Category Authodox Buddhism Buddhist Studies Nation by Region Education Forums and News Group Lineages and Orders Mahayana Buddhism Organizations Vajrayana Buddhism Web Services Zen Buddhism Find Site (total 21) A Warm Welcome to Soka Gakkai (Japan) - Soka Gakkai is a lay association of Nichiren Buddhists founded on the principle that life is inherently respectworthy. With Buddhist practice, an individual can develop wisdom to create value and live a meaningful life, actively engaged in society. Review Boston Research Center for the 21st Century - Official site. An international peace institute that "brings together scholars and activists in dialogue ... to support an evolving global ethic for a peaceful twenty-first century". Site offers information about its programs and publications on human rights, nonviolence, ecological harmony, and economic justice. Full-text newsletters are on-line. Review BuddhaJones.com - Craving enlightenment on the web... A site featuring philosophy and so-called humor, created by people who practice Nichiren Buddhism in the Soka Gakkai tradition. Review Buddhists in Hawaii - information on Buddhist activities and discussion meetings in the central Oahu Mililani area of Hawaii for Soka Gakkai buddhists and guests, also links to Soka Gakkai national/international sites.

53. DIBO Web Links : Lineages And Orders >> Nichiren >> Soka Gakkai This site is to assist soka gakkai members in Pearl Of The Orient, Malaysia to find information related to Nichiren Daishonin s buddhism. http://www.buddhism.org/link/pages/Lineages_and_Orders/Nichiren/Soka_Gakkai/more

TOP Lineages and Orders Nichiren Soka Gakkai >> 2 Pages Add a Site Modify a Site TOP Category Authodox Buddhism Buddhist Studies Nation by Region Education Forums and News Group Lineages and Orders Mahayana Buddhism Organizations Vajrayana Buddhism Web Services Zen Buddhism Find Site (total 21) Singapore Soka Association - The Singapore Soka Association (SSA) aims to promote the understanding and practice of Nichiren Buddhism in Singapore. SSA is committed to promoting peace and harmony founded on the values of peace, culture and education. Review Soka Net - Official English site of Soka Gakkai, a lay Buddhist association that embraces the philosophy and teachings of Nichiren, a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist sage and scholar. The association's name"Soka" meaning "value creation," and "Gakkai," "society." The more than 10 million Soka Gakkai members represent a broad cross-section of society. Review Soka University of America - Aliso Viejo - Official site. Soka University, Aliso Viejo is a private, four-year international liberal arts college in south Orange County, California, opening in August 2001. Review Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research - Official site. The independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization brings together researchers, policymakers and activists to collaborate on conflict resolution projects. Site offers a Declaration of World Citizens as well as conference proceedings and publications on human security and global governance, human rights and global ethics, social justice and global economy, and cultural identity and global citizenship.

54. S   G   I        A    U   S   T   R   A   L   I   A SGIA is a lay Buddhist organisation committed to the promotion of Peace, Culture and Education based on Nichiren Daishonin s buddhism. soka gakkai means Value http://www.sgiaust.org.au/

Home Living Wisdom Interaction Publications Encouragement Events About SGI Contact SGIA is a lay Buddhist organisation committed to the promotion of Peace Culture and Education based on Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. Soka Gakkai means Value-Creating Society. Through their Buddhist faith and practice, our members aim to improve their lives by taking up the challenge to create value and take responsibility for their circumstances. Aiming to live without fear, caring for their families and living with compassion for others leads to their greater individual happiness and a more peaceful society. SGI Australia is one of the constituent organizations of Soka Gakkai International (SGI). The Importance of Dialogue

55. Soka Gakkai SGI The soka gakkai International (SGI) is an association of 12 million Nichiren Buddhists in of each country by spreading understanding of the buddhism of Nichiren http://groups.msn.com/SokaGakkaiSGI/aboutnichirenbuddhism.msnw

var nEditorialCatId = 273; MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Money Web Search: document.write(''); Groups Groups Home My Groups Language ... Help Soka Gakkai SGI SokaGakkaiSGI@groups.msn.com What's New Join Now Messages Pictures ... Tools About Nichiren Buddhism Nichiren Buddhism is one of the foremost schools of Buddhist thought in the world today. It centers on one of the last teachings of the historic Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama or Shakyamuni. This teaching, called the Lotus Sutra, decares that all living beings, regardless of gender or intelligence, have the potential to attain "Buddhahood," a state of life characterized by compassion, courage, wisdom, joy and life force. Nichiren (1222–1282) taught an easily accessible daily practice through which people can draw forth their powerful inherent Buddha nature. He taught that all of the benefits of the wisdom contained in the Lotus Sutra can be realized by chanting its title, (Nam)-myoho-renge-kyo. Chanting these words, along with excerpts from the Lotus Sutra, is the core of the Buddhist practice, supported by study and propagation of the teachings. These practices not only positively transform people's daily lives, allowing them to find happiness and fulfillment from within, but also affect their surroundings as well, since all life is intimately connected. Thus people can use Nichiren Buddhism in an everyday, practical way, to both deal with the realities of their busy daily lives and also to actively engage with others and ultimately contribute to the betterment of society and the world at large.

56. Soka Gakkai Today History of the Problematic soka gakkai Is this the first time that the soka gakkai has deviated from the teachings of buddhism? http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/jqpublic/can.htm

Soka Gakkai/SGI International Information Resource TOP STORY JULY 27, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON ILLEGAL ACTS BY SOKA GAKKAI AND ASSOCIATES (this link leads to the Congressional House website) "When the Department of Justice responded to Poston’s FOIA request, it stated that it had no records on Nobuo Abe [high priest Nikken Shonin]. Poston’s investigators believed that the record they had earlier obtained had been deleted by government officials. This deletion, as well as other evidence regarding the record, led a number of individuals involved in the case to speculate that the Abe record had been planted in the NCIC system by individuals associated with Soka Gakkai." "FELONIES AND FAVORS..." Committee on Government Reform July 27, 2000 6-22-00 BBC NEWS: Risky alliance for Japan's ruling party Many Japanese are deeply suspicious of Soka Gakkai's political party 6-12-00: The Chicago Directive SGI-USA Chicago headquarters directs membership to stop people from attending temple anniversary celebration using "any appropriate means." This is a direct violation of basic human rights and federal law WASHINGTON POST 5-26-2000 Japanese Voters Wary Of Party Tied to Soka Gakkai- Party denies connection Soka Gakkai International: Soka Gakkai Holds May Monthly Leaders Meeting;

57. Soka Gakkai--PEACE? releases. All in all, the image soka gakkai are trying to cultivate is that of a philanthropic peace group, related to buddhism. One http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/jqpublic/kachiyuke.htm

Deutscher Italiano Espaniol PEACE, HUMANISM, CULTURE and DEATH THREATS Soka Gakkai presents itself as a Buddhist/Humanist religion working for peace. It is a UN Non-Governmental Organisation with links to various educational, social, cultural and peace groups. It makes regular (if rather small) tax-deductable donations to worthy causes - details of which are loudly trumpeted in immodest press releases. All in all, the image Soka Gakkai are trying to cultivate is that of a philanthropic peace group, related to Buddhism. One can easily see how anyone could get such an impression, however, if they bother to dig a little deeper a very different picture emerges. Soka Gakkai is, in fact an eastern cult group one of the many "new religions" that sprung up after the end of WW2. It is very clever, very subtle, it has excellent PR, but it is none-the-less, at heart, quite similar to the Unification Church and Scientology- but much worse! THE DARK SIDE OF SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL The reality of Soka Gakkai is often obscured because of many of the rank and file members seem to lead normal family lives. Sure they give money at regular fund-raising drives - this allows the leaders of the Gakkai to have spectacularly large wage packets - but the pressure to donate is cleverly done - the reasoning given is usually along the lines of "You can change your money karma by giving" or "you are actually giving to yourself". A recent BBC documentary on the Gakkai revealed the huge pressure that Soka Gakkai members are under to contribute towards the Gakkai's billion dollar turnover, as well as many facts about the eastern cult.

58. SGI-USA Soka Gakkai Chicago -- SGI -- Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism Contact SGI, SGI local photos, SGI local voices, SGI calendar, SGI study, SGI ZWave, SGI local events. http://www.sgi-usa-chicago.org/

59. Coleman, James William Review Of Soka Gakkai In America Hammond and Machacek s new book, soka gakkai in America, is already familiar with the Sooka gakkai are not unique and interesting branch of buddhism plays in http://www.globalbuddhism.org/1/coleman001.html

. By Phillip E. Hammond and David W. Machacek. ISSN 1527-6457 B o o k R e v i e w Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and Conversion . By Phillip E. Hammond and David W. Machacek. London: Oxford University Press, 1999, xi + 224 pages, ISBN: 0-19829-389-5, US $45.00. Reviewed by James William Coleman Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences California Polytechnic State University jcoleman@calpoly.edu Like many sociologists, I have something of a love-hate relationship with survey research. On the one hand, it can provide hard empirical data that are virtually unattainable by other means. But unless it is backed up with more direct qualitative research, survey methodology often leaves the investigator standing on the outside unable to plumb the real depths and complexity of our social life. Hammond and Machacek's new book, Soka Gakkai in America , is an excellent example of how valuable good survey research can be, as well as of its inherent limitations. The most essential practice of Sooka Gakkai Buddhism is chanting centered around veneration of the Lotus Suutra There is little doubt that the demands of the global market are transforming the way we live and the way we think, but it is essential to the future of social science that we maintain a critical distance from these developments. The incredible richness of human behavior cannot be reduced to the mechanical operations of the marketplace. After all, the roots of Buddhism stretch back more than two millennia before the origins of contemporary capitalism to a time when market exchange was of far less importance. Any analysis that reduces religion simply to one more capitalist exchange ignores our deepest spiritual impulses and impoverishes its subject matter.

60. SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL SGI NICHIREN SHOSHU NICHIREN BUDDHISM HOKKEKO KEMPON H By Jane Hurst (A chapter in THE FACES OF buddhism IN AMERICA ) soka gakkai IN AMERICA Accommodation and Conversion By Phillip Hamond and Dave Machacek LA http://members.aol.com/watchbuddh/sgi-link.html

Soka Gakkai International ( S G I) Nichiren Shoshu/Hokkeko and other Sect-Related Websites and Links nichiren, nichiren buddhism User-Friendly Navigation Guide to Over 100 SGI Websites September 2003 This is a private website prepared by a group of volunteers who collect interesting information from the cyberspace. This site is not supported or approved by Soka Gakkai International organizations and Soka University. Please feel free to copy any articles and use them as you wish. Also, please send any hot news, interesting translations and new links to watchbuddh@aol.com or watchbuddha@aol.com (both "WATCHBUDDH" and "WATCHBUDDHA" can now be used). For links to all SGI websites, go to the end of this page. Nichiren Daishonin wrote: "Many raging fires are quenched by a single shower of rain, and many evil forces are vanquished by a single great truth. Nichiren and his followers are proving this." Major Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, p. 154. Please enjoy this website as the actual proof of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism as practiced in SGI. GREAT TRUTH about SGI can be found in this "Navigation Guide" and the following "Link Page." SPECIAL NEWS ON NICHIREN SHOSHU Nichiren Shoshu Lost 5 Major Court Cases in Japan HOT NEWS ITEM - Major Japanese Newspapers (Asahi, Mainichi) Reported on April 8, 2003 an Unprecendented Incident in the History of Japanese Religion - Nichiren Shoshu Taiseki-ji Head Temple (Under Supervision of High Priest Nikken Abe) Admits Throwing Away Ashes (Cremated remains) without the Families Permission!

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