✨November 18, 2025 marks the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Soka Gakkai. Discover the dramatic life of the founding president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and how the Soka Gakkai became the movement for people’s empowerment it is today. A Legacy of Empowerment ✨: Makiguchi and the Soka Gakkai tells the story of his humble beginnings 🏡, his conversion to Nichiren Buddhism and his death in prison. While Japan was being swept into World War II, Makiguchi fearlessly championed a philosophy that p

🎉 November 18, 2025, marks the 95th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding. Learn about its origins, starting with Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, first president of the Soka Gakkai. An educator inspired by Nichiren Buddhism, Makiguchi was passionately dedicated to the reform of the Japanese education system. On November 18, 1930, the first volume of in his series of writings outlining the system of soka (value-creating) pedagogy, was published, laying the foundation for today’s Soka Gakkai. 🌏✨ More

🥳October 2 is celebrated within the Soka Gakkai as World Peace Day, marking a key milestone in the international development of Nichiren Buddhism, with its goal of contributing to lasting peace in the world. ☘ Daisaku Ikeda left Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on October 2, 1960, traveling outside of Japan to build peace through a philosophy upholding the supreme value and dignity of human life. In each country he visited, he strove to understand the prevailing social, political and cultural conditions.

🎉November 18, 2024, marks the 94th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding. Learn about its origins, starting with Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, first president of the Soka Gakkai. An educator inspired by Nichiren Buddhism, Makiguchi was passionately dedicated to the reform of the Japanese education system. On November 18, 1930, the first volume of in his series of writings outlining the system of soka (value-creating) pedagogy, was published, laying the foundation for today’s Soka Gakkai. 🌏✨More o

Watch our new video! 📺 “Soka Gakkai: Buddhism for Daily Life” ✨ Part 2: What is the history of the Soka Gakkai? 🤔 🔔Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SokaGakkai.Official #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction | Soka Gakkai

November 18 is Soka Gakkai foundation day, and this year marks the organization’s 90th anniversary. The Soka Gakkai was founded on November 18, 1930, as a study group for educators. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, its first president, was an educator inspired by Nichiren Buddhism and passionately dedicated to the reform of Japanese education. His theory of value-creating education (“Soka” education) focused on developing each child’s unlimited potential and ability to think independently. Josei Toda, the