Discussion Topic
Today's study material is based on this book.
What is the New Human Revolution?
This President built the foundations of a global movement, traveling overseas to meet with and encourage the first Soka Gakkai members living outside Japan
Who is Daisaku Ikeda?
This concept describes the inner transformation whereby we break through the shackles of our “lesser self,” bound by self-concern and the ego, growing in altruism toward a “greater self” capable of caring and taking action for the sake of others—ultimately all humanity
What is Human Revolution?
These are the 3 pillars of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism
What is faith, practice and study?
This is the pen name of Daisaku Ikeda in The New Human Revolution series.
Who is Shinichi Yamamoto?
This SGI President revived the organization after World War II, building it into a dynamic, popular movement
Who is Josei Toda?
Hell, Hunger, Animality, Anger, Humanity, Heaven, Learning, Realization, Boddhisattvas, Buddhas
What are the Ten Worlds?
Practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism enshrine this object of devotion in the form of a scroll in their homes as the focal point of their daily practice of morning and evening sutra recitation and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
What is the Gohonzon?
According to Buddhism, all living beings possess __________ nature.
What is Buddha nature?
This President founded the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai (the forerunner of the Soka Gakkai) on November 18, 1930, together with his disciple Josei Toda
Who is Tsunesaburo Makiguchi ?
This principle gives us some idea of how much possibility exists in each instant of our lives. It is based on Ten Worlds, Ten Factors, and the 3 Realms of Existence.
What is Three Thousand Realms in a Single Moment of Life?
These are the causes we create by our thoughts, words, and actions in the present, either good or bad, that become engraved in our lives.
What is karma?
It means to summon the desire to seek enlightenment, to set one's mind on attaining Buddhahood.
What is the meaning of 'to arouse the aspiration for enlightenment'?
This President has written annual peace proposals that examine the interrelation between core Buddhist concepts and key global issues. He has inspired grassroots efforts for a nuclear-weapon free world and continues to explore viable routes toward nuclear abolition.
Who is Daisaku Ikeda?
One’s life and the environment are often viewed as being completely distinct, but from the comprehensive viewpoint of Buddhist philosophy, they are one and inseparable.
What is The Oneness of Life and Environment?
This is the term used for Happiness based on favorable external circumstances
What is Relative Happiness?