The Soka Gakkai is a global community-based Buddhist organization that promotes peace, culture and education centered on respect for the dignity of life.
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ALT SGI Representatives Participate in Interreligious and Sustainability Events in Thailand News: On Oct. 8, a symposium titled “Grounding the Care Economy: Climate Philanthropy, Grassroots Resilience, and Faith Led Action” was held at Lumpini Park in Bangkok as part of Bangkok Climate Action Week. Co-sponsored by SGI and the Asian Development Bank Institute, among others, it explored how to deliver aid to people in need in disaster-hit areas and the role of faith-based organizations. Nobuyuki Asai of the SGI Peace Center highlighted how Soka Gakkai members actively participate in local community events and neighborhood associations, putting into practice the SDGs’ core principle of “leave no one behind.” From Oct. 10 to 12, SGI representatives participated in the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development’s (PaRD) General Assembly of Members and Annual Forum 2026 in Bangkok. Among the best-practice cases shared was “Seeds of Hope & Action” an environmental exhibitio
ALT SGI Representatives Participate in Interreligious and Sustainability Events in Thailand News: On Oct. 8, a symposium titled “Grounding the Care Economy: Climate Philanthropy, Grassroots Resilience, and Faith Led Action” was held at Lumpini Park in Bangkok as part of Bangkok Climate Action Week. Co-sponsored by SGI and the Asian Development Bank Institute, among others, it explored how to deliver aid to people in need in disaster-hit areas and the role of faith-based organizations. Nobuyuki Asai of the SGI Peace Center highlighted how Soka Gakkai members actively participate in local community events and neighborhood associations, putting into practice the SDGs’ core principle of “leave no one behind.” From Oct. 10 to 12, SGI representatives participated in the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development’s (PaRD) General Assembly of Members and Annual Forum 2026 in Bangkok. Among the best-practice cases shared was “Seeds of Hope & Action” an environmental exhibitio
ALT News: On Oct. 23, Ambassador of Malaysia to Japan H.E. Dato’ Ahmad Rozian Abd. Ghani visited the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Tokyo, where he was welcomed by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada.
ALT News: On Oct. 23, Ambassador of Malaysia to Japan H.E. Dato’ Ahmad Rozian Abd. Ghani visited the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Tokyo, where he was welcomed by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada.
ALT 🆕News: The Soka Gakkai Côte d'Ivoire Peace Center, one of the largest Soka Gakkai facilities in Africa, opened with a commemorative gongyo meeting on Oct. 3 in the suburbs of Abidjan, the country's largest city. Members from 12 African countries, including Ghana, Togo, Cameroon and Benin attended the meeting. Led by youth, members have welcomed more than 1,000 new members since last year, inspired by Daisaku Ikeda's conviction that the 21st century will be the “Century of Africa." General Director Pierre Veh called on participants to carry on this spirit by taking action to create peace and foster friendship. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: The Soka Gakkai Côte d'Ivoire Peace Center, one of the largest Soka Gakkai facilities in Africa, opened with a commemorative gongyo meeting on Oct. 3 in the suburbs of Abidjan, the country's largest city. Members from 12 African countries, including Ghana, Togo, Cameroon and Benin attended the meeting. Led by youth, members have welcomed more than 1,000 new members since last year, inspired by Daisaku Ikeda's conviction that the 21st century will be the “Century of Africa." General Director Pierre Veh called on participants to carry on this spirit by taking action to create peace and foster friendship. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: The Soka Gakkai Côte d'Ivoire Peace Center, one of the largest Soka Gakkai facilities in Africa, opened with a commemorative gongyo meeting on Oct. 3 in the suburbs of Abidjan, the country's largest city. Members from 12 African countries, including Ghana, Togo, Cameroon and Benin attended the meeting. Led by youth, members have welcomed more than 1,000 new members since last year, inspired by Daisaku Ikeda's conviction that the 21st century will be the “Century of Africa." General Director Pierre Veh called on participants to carry on this spirit by taking action to create peace and foster friendship. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: The Soka Gakkai Côte d'Ivoire Peace Center, one of the largest Soka Gakkai facilities in Africa, opened with a commemorative gongyo meeting on Oct. 3 in the suburbs of Abidjan, the country's largest city. Members from 12 African countries, including Ghana, Togo, Cameroon and Benin attended the meeting. Led by youth, members have welcomed more than 1,000 new members since last year, inspired by Daisaku Ikeda's conviction that the 21st century will be the “Century of Africa." General Director Pierre Veh called on participants to carry on this spirit by taking action to create peace and foster friendship. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 17, Soka Gakkai members gathered at the Macau Culture Center to commemorate the 35th anniversary of @daisakuikeda_of's first visit to Macau in 1991, when he received an honorary professorship from the University of East Asia (renamed the University of Macau). The meeting was attended by 200 local representatives and a delegation from Japan led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada. The following day, the delegation traveled to Hong Kong, where they joined about 1,600 representatives at the Hong Kong Culture Center for a meeting to commemorate the 65th anniversary of President Ikeda’s first visit. Youth leaders shared their determination to advance peace through dialogue. Both gatherings highlighted the growth of the Soka Gakkai's movement for peace from a small number of pioneer members. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 17, Soka Gakkai members gathered at the Macau Culture Center to commemorate the 35th anniversary of @daisakuikeda_of's first visit to Macau in 1991, when he received an honorary professorship from the University of East Asia (renamed the University of Macau). The meeting was attended by 200 local representatives and a delegation from Japan led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada. The following day, the delegation traveled to Hong Kong, where they joined about 1,600 representatives at the Hong Kong Culture Center for a meeting to commemorate the 65th anniversary of President Ikeda’s first visit. Youth leaders shared their determination to advance peace through dialogue. Both gatherings highlighted the growth of the Soka Gakkai's movement for peace from a small number of pioneer members. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 17, Soka Gakkai members gathered at the Macau Culture Center to commemorate the 35th anniversary of @daisakuikeda_of's first visit to Macau in 1991, when he received an honorary professorship from the University of East Asia (renamed the University of Macau). The meeting was attended by 200 local representatives and a delegation from Japan led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada. The following day, the delegation traveled to Hong Kong, where they joined about 1,600 representatives at the Hong Kong Culture Center for a meeting to commemorate the 65th anniversary of President Ikeda’s first visit. Youth leaders shared their determination to advance peace through dialogue. Both gatherings highlighted the growth of the Soka Gakkai's movement for peace from a small number of pioneer members. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 17, Soka Gakkai members gathered at the Macau Culture Center to commemorate the 35th anniversary of @daisakuikeda_of's first visit to Macau in 1991, when he received an honorary professorship from the University of East Asia (renamed the University of Macau). The meeting was attended by 200 local representatives and a delegation from Japan led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada. The following day, the delegation traveled to Hong Kong, where they joined about 1,600 representatives at the Hong Kong Culture Center for a meeting to commemorate the 65th anniversary of President Ikeda’s first visit. Youth leaders shared their determination to advance peace through dialogue. Both gatherings highlighted the growth of the Soka Gakkai's movement for peace from a small number of pioneer members. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 17, Soka Gakkai members gathered at the Macau Culture Center to commemorate the 35th anniversary of @daisakuikeda_of's first visit to Macau in 1991, when he received an honorary professorship from the University of East Asia (renamed the University of Macau). The meeting was attended by 200 local representatives and a delegation from Japan led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada. The following day, the delegation traveled to Hong Kong, where they joined about 1,600 representatives at the Hong Kong Culture Center for a meeting to commemorate the 65th anniversary of President Ikeda’s first visit. Youth leaders shared their determination to advance peace through dialogue. Both gatherings highlighted the growth of the Soka Gakkai's movement for peace from a small number of pioneer members. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 17, Soka Gakkai members gathered at the Macau Culture Center to commemorate the 35th anniversary of @daisakuikeda_of's first visit to Macau in 1991, when he received an honorary professorship from the University of East Asia (renamed the University of Macau). The meeting was attended by 200 local representatives and a delegation from Japan led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada. The following day, the delegation traveled to Hong Kong, where they joined about 1,600 representatives at the Hong Kong Culture Center for a meeting to commemorate the 65th anniversary of President Ikeda’s first visit. Youth leaders shared their determination to advance peace through dialogue. Both gatherings highlighted the growth of the Soka Gakkai's movement for peace from a small number of pioneer members. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 17, Soka Gakkai members gathered at the Macau Culture Center to commemorate the 35th anniversary of @daisakuikeda_of's first visit to Macau in 1991, when he received an honorary professorship from the University of East Asia (renamed the University of Macau). The meeting was attended by 200 local representatives and a delegation from Japan led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada. The following day, the delegation traveled to Hong Kong, where they joined about 1,600 representatives at the Hong Kong Culture Center for a meeting to commemorate the 65th anniversary of President Ikeda’s first visit. Youth leaders shared their determination to advance peace through dialogue. Both gatherings highlighted the growth of the Soka Gakkai's movement for peace from a small number of pioneer members. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 8, the Women, Faith, and Climate Network (WFCN) and the Soka Gakkai Women’s Peace Committee (WPC) hosted an online forum, “Kitchen Talk: The nexus of climate and conflict” with around 500 participants. WFCN, formed in 2025, connects women of diverse faiths around the world to accelerate climate solutions in their local communities. Following opening remarks by WPC Chair Miyuki Hashiguchi, representative Soka Gakkai members reported on their local initiatives. One member created a version of “Farm to School”, connecting local farmers with schools, and their produce now reaches 5 of the 7 school lunch centers in Iwaki City. Another runs an eco-friendly coffee shop. Meryne Warah, a WFCN Steering Group member and Global Program Director of GreenFaith, shared how Christian and Muslim women in Ghana joined with traditional women’s leaders to raise issues affecting their communities, and bring change.
ALT 🆕News: General meetings were held in the USA in early October to mark 30 years since @daisakuikeda_of's first visits to the New York Culture Center, the Florida Nature and Culture Center and Denver in 1996. On Oct. 1, some 600 representatives from New York and New Jersey gathered at the New York Culture Center, where the Ikeda Youth Ensemble opened the meeting with a celebratory performance. On Oct. 4, some 850 members gathered at the Florida Nature and Culture Center, where a local member shared her experience of meeting President Ikeda during his first visit to the center. On Oct. 6, some 300 representatives gathered at the Denver Culture Center. SGI General Director Yoshiki Tanigawa attended all three meetings, and SGI Women's Leader Masami Nasu attended those in New York and Florida. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: General meetings were held in the USA in early October to mark 30 years since @daisakuikeda_of's first visits to the New York Culture Center, the Florida Nature and Culture Center and Denver in 1996. On Oct. 1, some 600 representatives from New York and New Jersey gathered at the New York Culture Center, where the Ikeda Youth Ensemble opened the meeting with a celebratory performance. On Oct. 4, some 850 members gathered at the Florida Nature and Culture Center, where a local member shared her experience of meeting President Ikeda during his first visit to the center. On Oct. 6, some 300 representatives gathered at the Denver Culture Center. SGI General Director Yoshiki Tanigawa attended all three meetings, and SGI Women's Leader Masami Nasu attended those in New York and Florida. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: General meetings were held in the USA in early October to mark 30 years since @daisakuikeda_of's first visits to the New York Culture Center, the Florida Nature and Culture Center and Denver in 1996. On Oct. 1, some 600 representatives from New York and New Jersey gathered at the New York Culture Center, where the Ikeda Youth Ensemble opened the meeting with a celebratory performance. On Oct. 4, some 850 members gathered at the Florida Nature and Culture Center, where a local member shared her experience of meeting President Ikeda during his first visit to the center. On Oct. 6, some 300 representatives gathered at the Denver Culture Center. SGI General Director Yoshiki Tanigawa attended all three meetings, and SGI Women's Leader Masami Nasu attended those in New York and Florida. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: General meetings were held in the USA in early October to mark 30 years since @daisakuikeda_of's first visits to the New York Culture Center, the Florida Nature and Culture Center and Denver in 1996. On Oct. 1, some 600 representatives from New York and New Jersey gathered at the New York Culture Center, where the Ikeda Youth Ensemble opened the meeting with a celebratory performance. On Oct. 4, some 850 members gathered at the Florida Nature and Culture Center, where a local member shared her experience of meeting President Ikeda during his first visit to the center. On Oct. 6, some 300 representatives gathered at the Denver Culture Center. SGI General Director Yoshiki Tanigawa attended all three meetings, and SGI Women's Leader Masami Nasu attended those in New York and Florida. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: General meetings were held in the USA in early October to mark 30 years since @daisakuikeda_of's first visits to the New York Culture Center, the Florida Nature and Culture Center and Denver in 1996. On Oct. 1, some 600 representatives from New York and New Jersey gathered at the New York Culture Center, where the Ikeda Youth Ensemble opened the meeting with a celebratory performance. On Oct. 4, some 850 members gathered at the Florida Nature and Culture Center, where a local member shared her experience of meeting President Ikeda during his first visit to the center. On Oct. 6, some 300 representatives gathered at the Denver Culture Center. SGI General Director Yoshiki Tanigawa attended all three meetings, and SGI Women's Leader Masami Nasu attended those in New York and Florida. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Aug. 30, Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) (@bsgindofficial) hosted its 6th Women's Symposium in Chennai, India, under the theme "The Century of Women Starts with Me: From Awareness to Action." Some 1,000 members, guests and students attended the event, which featured a panel discussion, personal experiences and dance and song performances. Panelists included Revathy, actor and filmmaker; Dr. Kalpana Sankar, co-founder of Hand in Hand India, an NPO tackling poverty; and Vedika Agarwal, founder of Yein Udaan, an initiative providing equitable learning opportunities in Chennai. The symposium explored how individuals, families and communities can help take action to create a society where women and young girls can thrive. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Aug. 30, Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) (@bsgindofficial) hosted its 6th Women's Symposium in Chennai, India, under the theme "The Century of Women Starts with Me: From Awareness to Action." Some 1,000 members, guests and students attended the event, which featured a panel discussion, personal experiences and dance and song performances. Panelists included Revathy, actor and filmmaker; Dr. Kalpana Sankar, co-founder of Hand in Hand India, an NPO tackling poverty; and Vedika Agarwal, founder of Yein Udaan, an initiative providing equitable learning opportunities in Chennai. The symposium explored how individuals, families and communities can help take action to create a society where women and young girls can thrive. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Aug. 30, Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) (@bsgindofficial) hosted its 6th Women's Symposium in Chennai, India, under the theme "The Century of Women Starts with Me: From Awareness to Action." Some 1,000 members, guests and students attended the event, which featured a panel discussion, personal experiences and dance and song performances. Panelists included Revathy, actor and filmmaker; Dr. Kalpana Sankar, co-founder of Hand in Hand India, an NPO tackling poverty; and Vedika Agarwal, founder of Yein Udaan, an initiative providing equitable learning opportunities in Chennai. The symposium explored how individuals, families and communities can help take action to create a society where women and young girls can thrive. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: In September, SGI Australia held gatherings across the country to commemorate 2nd Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda's Sept. 8, 1957, Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. On Sept. 6, a gathering at the Australia Culture Centre in Sydney featured a variety of cultural performances. On Sept. 20, SGI Australia's center in Queensland welcomed members of the Norwegian peace organization @bike_for_peace for an exchange meeting and antinuclear exhibition. In a panel discussion, representatives of both organizations discussed the denial of others' humanity as a root cause of war and stressed the importance of dialogue and education in finding common ground. James McHenry shared the testimony of his mother, Taeko, a hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) from Hiroshima, speaking about the devastation after the bombing and appealing for a world without nuclear weapons. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: In September, SGI Australia held gatherings across the country to commemorate 2nd Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda's Sept. 8, 1957, Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. On Sept. 6, a gathering at the Australia Culture Centre in Sydney featured a variety of cultural performances. On Sept. 20, SGI Australia's center in Queensland welcomed members of the Norwegian peace organization @bike_for_peace for an exchange meeting and antinuclear exhibition. In a panel discussion, representatives of both organizations discussed the denial of others' humanity as a root cause of war and stressed the importance of dialogue and education in finding common ground. James McHenry shared the testimony of his mother, Taeko, a hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) from Hiroshima, speaking about the devastation after the bombing and appealing for a world without nuclear weapons. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: In September, SGI Australia held gatherings across the country to commemorate 2nd Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda's Sept. 8, 1957, Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. On Sept. 6, a gathering at the Australia Culture Centre in Sydney featured a variety of cultural performances. On Sept. 20, SGI Australia's center in Queensland welcomed members of the Norwegian peace organization @bike_for_peace for an exchange meeting and antinuclear exhibition. In a panel discussion, representatives of both organizations discussed the denial of others' humanity as a root cause of war and stressed the importance of dialogue and education in finding common ground. James McHenry shared the testimony of his mother, Taeko, a hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) from Hiroshima, speaking about the devastation after the bombing and appealing for a world without nuclear weapons. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Aug. 30, Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) hosted its 6th Women's Symposium in Chennai, India, under the theme "The Century of Women Starts with Me: From Awareness to Action." Some 1,000 members, guests and students attended the event, which featured a panel discussion, personal experiences and dance and song performances. Panelists included Revathy, actor and filmmaker; Dr. Kalpana Sankar, co-founder of Hand in Hand India, an NPO tackling poverty; and Vedika Agarwal, founder of Yein Udaan, an initiative providing equitable learning opportunities in Chennai. The symposium explored how individuals, families and communities can help take action to create a society where women and young girls can thrive. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Aug. 30, Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) hosted its 6th Women's Symposium in Chennai, India, under the theme "The Century of Women Starts with Me: From Awareness to Action." Some 1,000 members, guests and students attended the event, which featured a panel discussion, personal experiences and dance and song performances. Panelists included Revathy, actor and filmmaker; Dr. Kalpana Sankar, co-founder of Hand in Hand India, an NPO tackling poverty; and Vedika Agarwal, founder of Yein Udaan, an initiative providing equitable learning opportunities in Chennai. The symposium explored how individuals, families and communities can help take action to create a society where women and young girls can thrive. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 2, "The Lotus Sutra—A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" exhibition opened at the Tohoku Culture Center in Sendai, running through Nov. 15. Organized by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and Soka Gakkai, the exhibition has been shown in 17 countries and territories since 2006, attracting more than 1 million visitors. It is being held in Japan for the first time in 12 years and for the first time since its renewal. At the opening ceremony, Tohoku University Professor Emeritus Hiroo Sato highlighted the modern relevance of the Lotus Sutra's philosophy of harmonious coexistence. Themed around "visualizing" and "experiencing" the Lotus Sutra, the exhibition features about 150 items, including a recreation of Cave 85 of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China, whose murals depict 24 of the sutra's 28 chapters. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 2, "The Lotus Sutra—A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" exhibition opened at the Tohoku Culture Center in Sendai, running through Nov. 15. Organized by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and Soka Gakkai, the exhibition has been shown in 17 countries and territories since 2006, attracting more than 1 million visitors. It is being held in Japan for the first time in 12 years and for the first time since its renewal. At the opening ceremony, Tohoku University Professor Emeritus Hiroo Sato highlighted the modern relevance of the Lotus Sutra's philosophy of harmonious coexistence. Themed around "visualizing" and "experiencing" the Lotus Sutra, the exhibition features about 150 items, including a recreation of Cave 85 of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China, whose murals depict 24 of the sutra's 28 chapters. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 2, "The Lotus Sutra—A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" exhibition opened at the Tohoku Culture Center in Sendai, running through Nov. 15. Organized by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and Soka Gakkai, the exhibition has been shown in 17 countries and territories since 2006, attracting more than 1 million visitors. It is being held in Japan for the first time in 12 years and for the first time since its renewal. At the opening ceremony, Tohoku University Professor Emeritus Hiroo Sato highlighted the modern relevance of the Lotus Sutra's philosophy of harmonious coexistence. Themed around "visualizing" and "experiencing" the Lotus Sutra, the exhibition features about 150 items, including a recreation of Cave 85 of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China, whose murals depict 24 of the sutra's 28 chapters. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: On Oct. 2, "The Lotus Sutra—A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" exhibition opened at the Tohoku Culture Center in Sendai, running through Nov. 15. Organized by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and Soka Gakkai, the exhibition has been shown in 17 countries and territories since 2006, attracting more than 1 million visitors. It is being held in Japan for the first time in 12 years and for the first time since its renewal. At the opening ceremony, Tohoku University Professor Emeritus Hiroo Sato highlighted the modern relevance of the Lotus Sutra's philosophy of harmonious coexistence. Themed around "visualizing" and "experiencing" the Lotus Sutra, the exhibition features about 150 items, including a recreation of Cave 85 of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China, whose murals depict 24 of the sutra's 28 chapters. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
ALT 🆕News: Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at the Ikeda Hall Peace Garden in Rotorua, New Zealand. Established by the Rotorua Lakes Council under the leadership of then-Mayor Grahame Hall in honor of @daisakuikeda_of's peace efforts, the garden opened on Sept. 8, 2000, to commemorate the anniversary of 2nd Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda's Sept. 8, 1957, declaration calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. A stone monument in the garden bears maxims from the three founding presidents of the Soka Gakkai, engraved in English, Japanese and Māori. #SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
