Nova Revolução Humana, Volume 3

by Daisaku Ikeda

A book of the teachings of Soka Gakkai Buddhism

Genres: Buddhism

247 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

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.

Reviews

[Devika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very simply written, just like Dr. Ikeda's other works. The chapter on the Buddha helped clarify a lot of points of the Gosho for me because it tends to have a lot of references that may go over one's head.

Looking forward to starting the next volume.

[Kevin Prina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favorite volume so far.

[Fenixbird SandS · Rating 4 out of 5]

Currently Re-reading vol. 1 & 3 of 30 volume set. Chronicles lay organization Japanese-American Contains references to Buddhist goshos, sutra Also often refers to earlier founding Presidents' contributions + philosophies of sokkai gakkai movement

[Elissa Tokusato · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting the story of Buddha Shakyamuni and wars in modern Asia. It shows the suffering of everyone involved, and thus absolutely nothing pays off a war.

[Ayush Prasad · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was way better than the second one which was so boring but so far the first one is still the best

[Snufkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very moving and powerful volume - one chapter is dedicated to the life of Shakyamuni, and the following chapter is full of heart-wrenching experiences of wars and the earnest desire for peace it instilled.

[Simran Kalsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely Fantastic. I couldn't put it down and finished it in five days. What a delightful book! Thank you Sensei. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and am now reading with and teaching my fellow YWDs and WDs. Of all the NHRs that I had the privilege to read, this is the best.