The New Human Revolution Volume 16

by Daisaku Ikeda

By Daisaku Ikeda. This ongoing novelized history of the Soka Gakkai, contains not only episodes from the past but timeless guidance in faith. World Tribune Press, Paperback, 5" x 8", 328 pgs. Chapter Summary Chapter 1: Heart and Soul Shin'ichi poured himself tirelessly into encouraging members working on the front lines in the women's division, young men's division and young women's division focusing mainly on those in Tokyo and then in Okinawa. He took many commemorative photos and announced the establishment of the Coming-of-Age Group in Shinjuku. Chapter 2: Dialogue On April 29, 1972 Shin'ichi left for Paris via Moscow for a trip lasting nearly one-month. The most important focus of the trip was a dialogue with British historian Arnold J. Toynbee. Chapter 3: Soaring At the Tohoku Culture Center in Sendai that evening, Shin'ichi sincerely prayed for the safety of the members in Akita and the rest of Tohoku, as well as those in western Japan, which had been hit twice by heavy rains.

Genres: Buddhism

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Daisaku Ikeda was a Buddhist philosopher, peacebuilder, educator, author and poet. He was the third president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization and the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), which is today one of the world's largest and most diverse lay Buddhist organizations, promoting a philosophy of character development and social engagement for peace.

Ikeda was the founder of the Soka (value-creation) schools, a nondenominational school system based on an ideal of fostering each student's unique creative potential and cultivating an ethic of peace, social contribution and global consciousness. The school system runs from kindergarten through graduate study and includes a university in Tokyo, Japan, and another in California, U.S.A.

Ikeda was a staunch proponent of dialogue as the foundation of peace. Since the 1970s he has pursued dialogue with a wide range of individuals around the world in political, cultural, educational and academic fields. Over 50 of these have been published in book form, with people such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Elise Boulding, Joseph Rotblat and André Malraux. In furtherance of his vision of fostering dialogue and solidarity for peace, Ikeda has founded a number of independent, nonprofit research institutes that develop cross-cultural, interdisciplinary collaboration on diverse issues: the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the Institute of Oriental Philosophy. The Min-On Concert Association and the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum promote mutual understanding and friendship between different national cultures through the arts.

Ikeda was a prolific writer who has published more than 100 works, ranging from Buddhist philosophy to biographical essays, poetry, children's stories and photographic collections.