Soka University of America

Scope and Contents Founder Daisaku Ikeda presents messages addressing Soka University of America (SUA) on notable occasions such as commencement ceremonies, entrance ceremonies, building dedications, and student festivals. Prior to the opening of Soka University of America as a four-year liberal arts college in 2001, SUA was an independent not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of California that provided graduate school and English learning programs on the Calabasas campus, where he delivered...

Abstract On January 26 every year since 1983, Daisaku Ikeda has authored peace proposals exploring the interrelation between core Buddhist concepts and the diverse challenges global society faces in the quest to realize peace and human security. Peace Proposals have been presented to the United Nations. Both the English and Japanese versions of these messages prior to the 1990s can be found together. Later, the messages have been presented separately. Both versions can be found on this...