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	Soka Gakkai
		The Soka Gakkai's organisational structure (based on locality, gender and age-group) and the simplicity and openness of its practices (it claims no secret doctrines, restricted initiations or religious specialists with access to esoteric knowledge) have contributed to its remarkable stability during rapid growth.
		The central symbol for Soka Gakkai is the gohonzon (object of worship) which comprises a wooden tablet or paper copy of the title of the Lotus Sutra, the daimoku, chanted by believers during their spiritual practice.
		Whatever the true figure, Soka Gakkai is a very large organisation which can count perhaps 1 in 15 Japanese people among its membership at some point in their lives, and it has thriving overseas branches in many countries (for example, there are 3,500 members in the UK).
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/easia/soka.html (662 words)

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		Originally the intent of the Soka Gakkai was to propagate Nichiren doctrine to the world, but they have become rotten.' By requiring Soka Gakkai members to arrange pilgrimages through local temples rather than the Soka Gakkai association, the Nichiren priests hope to separate sincere believers in their doctrine from Ikeda loyalists.
		Soka Gakkai has also spread their influence into the General Council of Essonne (site of the instillations of the Centre for Nuclear Studies) by be-friending or making members of key people.
		A spokesman for Soka Gakkai commented at the time, 'His extraordinary action is troublesome for us.' The opposition of some lay members, and now from the Nichiren Priest, is bringing a lot more action that will be 'troublesome' for the exclusive and self-centred materialistic Buddhist cult with its promise of instant happiness through chanting.
	www.caic.org.au /eastern/soka.htm (1825 words)

	Soka Gakkai. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		A theological offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism, it was founded (1930) as the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai [Value Creation Educational Society] by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, educator and follower of the Nichiren Sho sect, to promote his ideas for educational reform, but by 1940 the group concentrated on the propagation of Nichiren Buddhism.
		In 1945 the group was reorganized and renamed the Soka Gakkai by Makiguchi’s disciple, Josei Toda.
		In 1975, Soka Gakkai International was established as the worldwide association for the movement; Ikeda became its president.
	www.bartleby.com /65/so/SokaGakk.html (396 words)

	New Religious Movements Page: Soka Gakkai
		Soka Gakkai is one of Nichiren Shoshu's several "infant" sects that follow the teachings of the thirteenth century Buddhist monk named Nichiren.
		Soka Gakkai formally seperated from Nichiren Shoshu, its parent sect.
		Soka Gakkai shares foundations with former "parent sect" Nichiren Shoshu in the teachings of Nichiren, a thirteenth century Buddhist monk.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/soka.html (2464 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Soka Gakkai, a lay Buddhist movement, was founded in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944), who was the first president from 1930 to 1944, and by Josei Toda (1900-1958), who was the second president from 1951 to 1958.
		Soka Gakkai International (hereinafter SGI) is an umbrella organization that coordinates and controls the activities of the national branches which, however, enjoy some latitude in their objectives and agendas.
		Soka Gakkai filed a lawsuit against Kodansha and Naoko Asaki for libel over the coverage of the death of the member of Higashi-Murayama City Parliament (Naoko Asaki is her daughter) in a magazine published by Kodansha.
	www.hrwf.net /html/soka_gakkai__observatory_on_re.html (3536 words)

	A Profile of Soka
		Soka therefore catered to the spiritual needs of those at the lower end of Japanese society and helped them to overcome their isolation vis-à-vis the giant unions and corporations and gave them something to look forward to.
		Soka claims that its involvement in politics in Japan was inspired by fact that Nichiren had always advocated the ideal of national prosperity and security through the establishment of "True Buddhism".
		A few months after Soka was excommunicated in 1991, a Japanese-American woman called Hiroe Clow, a Soka member for more than 40 years, came out to say that she was witness to Nikken's involvement in a prostitution scandal and arrest in the USA when Nikken visited Seattle some 30 years ago (1963).
	www.caic.org.au /eastern/soka/hirano.htm (10335 words)

	Soka Gakkai - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Under its third leader, Daisaku Ikeda, Soka Gakkai experienced enormous growth; it has now spread to over 120 countries and has 1.26 million members outside Japan, including 330,000 in the United States; within Japan there are 10 million members.
		Soka Gakkai has its own educational system (including Soka Univ. in Aliso Viejo, Calif.), publishing facilites, and cultural institutions that include two museums.
		Often criticized for its evangelism and exclusiveness, Soka Gakkai had developed ties with many outside organizations by the early 1990s and had become a nongovernmental organization member of the United Nations.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-sokag1akk.html (510 words)

	11/20/95 INT/JAPAN: THE POWER OF SOKA GAKKAI
		She was helping ex-Soka Gakkai members who were being harassed for quitting, and based on her own investigations, she had accused Komeito politicians of using their clout to give local government contracts to Soka Gakkai members.
		Soka Gakkai's founder, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, was eager to reform the school system to include Nichiren's teachings, but the very idea was enough to land him in prison in 1943 for opposing state-ordered Emperor worship.
		Soka Gakkai followers are taught to chant and recite passages from the Lotus Sutra in front of a small altar that holds the Gohonzon, a copy of a small scroll inscribed with Chinese characters that symbolizes the Lotus Sutra.
	www.time.com /time/international/1995/951120/japan.html (3259 words)

	Politician’s Kin Target Soka Gakkai
		Akiko Asaki, a politician in Higashi-Murayama and a vocal critic of Soka Gakkai, fell to her death Sept. 2 from the fifth floor stairs of a building in the city.
		The daughter and husband accused Soka Gakkai of murdering Asaki in the Sept. 23 issue of the weekly Shukan Gendai, prompting the Buddhist group to file a defamation complaint with the Metropolitan Police Department against the family and the editor of the weekly.
		The claimants also said Soka Gakkai has engaged in seven illegal activities, including interfering with publications and acts of violence and injury that are harmful to the public welfare.
	www.3justice.com /asaki/sup_kin.shtml (364 words)

	Excerpt -- Soka Gakkai
		The path that brought Soka Gakkai to its present state within Japanese society and throughout the world was difficult.
		In 1952 Soka Gakkai was legally registered in Japan as a religious organization.
		He was criticized after a Soka Gakkai scholarly journal ran a picture of the gowns of the English "Order of the Garter" decorated with a cross: the monks stigmatized this as a reference to Christianity.
	www.signaturebooks.com /excerpts/soka.htm (3890 words)

	The Truth About Daisaku Ikeda and Soka Gakkai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Soka Gakkai members routinely spy on the activities of the Buddhist priests and their adherants, and issue reports of their activities.
		Soka Gakkai was also involved in the 1991 Japanese stock market scandal, in which they received more than $3 million in improper payments from a corrupt brokerage.
		Soka Gakkai was accused of spying on a French nuclear facility by the French government.
	cebunet.com /daisakuikeda.htm (5657 words)

	Soka Gakkai International
		The Soka Gakkai International is the umbrella organization for affiliate lay organizations in over 186 countries practicing the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin.
		Founded as the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai on November 18, 1930 by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi[?] and Josei Toda[?], the Soka Gakkai experienced a period of rapid growth after World War II in Japan.
		The organization was formally organized in the United States on October 13, 1960.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/so/Soka_Gakkai.html (468 words)

	Soka Gakkai History
		The society, at that point called Soka Kyoiku Gakkai or Value Creation Pedagogy (named after the theory propounded by Makiguchi), was formally established on November 18th 1930 and formally inaugurated in 1937.
		During his tenure Gakkai put on millions of members - though detractors would say that that was more due to the efforts of members and the allure of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism than the man imself.
		Soka Gakkai attrcted bad press under Toda for being very vigorous in it's evangelical propagation methods, but the really bad press came during the Ikeda years.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/woodcut/258/page0005.html (740 words)

	Soka Gakkai International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SGI's Japan-based parent, Soka Gakkai, was formed in 1930 and was closely associated with the New Komeito, an influential Japanese political party.
		Soka Gakkai International (SGI) was founded in 1975 as the International Buddhist League to act as the international leadership of national Soka Gakkai organizations.
		The fundamental practice of Soka Gakkai and SGI members is derived from Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, a form of Nichiren Buddhism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soka_Gakkai (2676 words)

	Yamazaki's plot to destroy Soka Gakkai
		Soka Gakkai Study Division Chief, Takashi Harashima, was complemented by Yamazaki that he would be the next President.
		The ringleader, Masatomo Yamazaki was a criminal: One of the ringleader of anti-Soka Gakkai activists is Masatomo Yamazaki, ex-lawyer for Soka Gakkai.
		He was arrested because of intimidation against Soka Gakkai and sentenced to a 3-year term of imprisonment by the Supreme Court on January 1991.
	www.mindspring.com /~sonoda/yamaz.htm (3828 words)

	Soka University of America: Daisaku Ikeda
		Daisaku Ikeda, founder of Soka University of America and president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), is a Buddhist thinker, author and educator who believes that only through personal interaction and dialogue across cultural and philosophical boundaries can human beings nurture the trust and understanding that is necessary for lasting peace.
		Toda, later the second president of the Soka Gakkai, was an innovative educator who was deeply committed to the ideals and practice of Nichiren Buddhism.
		In 1960, he succeeded Toda as head of the Soka Gakkai, becoming its third president, and in 1975 Ikeda became president of the newly formed Soka Gakkai International.
	www.soka.edu /page.cfm?p=8 (791 words)

	Soka University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Soka University of America, which is a separate non-profit organzation incorporated in California, is a private educational institution that opened in 1994 (graduate campus)and in 2001 (four year liberal arts college in Aliso Viejo, California).
		Soka University's educational philosophy was established by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the first president of Soka Gakkai, who had worked as the principal of an elementary school in Japan.
		Soka Gakkai International provided $25 million to purchase the 103-acre site in Aliso Viejo and $225 million to build the first 18 buildings on that campus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soka_University (631 words)

	Soka Gakkai, The Buddhist Way Of Transformation
		The Buddhist approach to inner tranquillity, according to Nichiren Daishonin, the 13th century Japanese Buddhist monk whose thoughts form the base of the Soka Gakkai movement, begins by the fundamental act of surmounting deluded impulses or inner poisons.
		Naveena Reddi, director-general of Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG), the Indian chapter of the movement, states that the SGI also promotes cultural exchange and seeks to advance the search for common values, such as tolerance and co-existence, which are present in different forms in all traditions.
		Santanu Chowdhury, SGI member from Mumbai, explains how the Soka Gakkai philosophy benefited him: ''I had joined BSG in 1984 to overcome personal problems, which I was told was possible through practice of this philosophy.
	www.lifepositive.com /Spirit/world-religions/buddhism/soka-gakkai.asp (2018 words)

	Cult News from Rick Ross » Soka Gakkai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Japanese businessman Daisaku Ikeda is the founder and leader of the modern Soka Gakkai sect.
		Soka Gakkai previously promised the new university would not be focused on its beliefs, proselytizing and religious indoctrination, but instead would reflect “an open, nonsectarian environment.”
		Soka Gakkai became known in the United States largely through celebrity involvement, such as rocker Tina Turner, who remains an avid devotee.
	www.cultnews.com /?cat=130 (1521 words)

	Soka Gakkai, by Karel Dobbelaere
		Soka Gakkai emphasizes inner peace rather than rules of behavior or hierarchical allegiance.
		Sociologists describe it as "trans-modern," meaning that it blends ancient and contemporary sensitivities such as Buddhist mysticism, science, art and music, a concern for the environment, and social activism.
		He is a former president of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion and is the author of some twenty books and nearly 200 articles published in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Polish.
	www.signaturebooks.com /sokagakkai.htm (253 words)

	Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Japan Times infiltrated by Soka Gakkai?
		“Soka Gakkai has been dubbed a cult in France, and it is united with a specific political group (New Komeito).
		In the 1950s, Soka Gakkai was famous for holding gatherings outside of the homes of non-believers and making noise to bully them to join.
		M-Bone, You were right to say that in the early stages of the Soka Gakkai, there was a history of inadequate activities carried by out the members and local leaders.
	www.mutantfrog.com /2006/11/11/japan-times-infiltrated-by-soka-gakkai (3875 words)

	Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . FEATURE . Soka University . May 2, 2003 \| PBS
		Opened in 2001 by a powerful Japanese religious sect called Soka Gakkai International, the $226 million school is the first college campus in the United States whose academic values and teaching principles are inspired by Buddhism.
		Soka students are also required to study abroad and learn a foreign language.
		In Japan, where nearly one in 12 citizens is a Soka Gakkai member, the sect has been accused by some of religious chauvinism and meddling in Japanese politics.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week635/feature.html (861 words)

	About Soka Gakkai International
		The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is an international association of more than 12 million members in Soka Gakkai constituent organizations in more than 180 countries and territories around the world.
		The SGI is administered by a board of directors and a committee of standing directors, and it commissions the Soka Gakkai of Japan to carry out its secretarial functions.
		The first Soka Gakkai president was Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and the second Soka Gakkai president was Josei Toda.
	www.sgi-usa.org /thesgiusa/aboutsgi/aboutsgi.html (753 words)

	Soka Gakkai Expose \| NSA exposed
		Like Scientology, Est, and other high tech neo-esoteric philosopies, Soka Gakkai has attracted its share of luminaries: locally certain members of some prominent World Beat bands chant, and members of the national organization include pop superstar Tina Turner, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and fusion musician Herbie Hancock.
		Founded in the 1930s by Makeguchi Tsunesaburo--a teacher from Hokkaido who combined his own eclectic philosophy with his fervency for Nichiren Shoshu, Soka Gakkai became a mass movement only in the 1950s when membership, under its very authoritarian and intolerant President Toda Josei, leaped from a few thousand to 750,000 from 1951-57.
		Founded in 1964, Komeito ("Clean Government Party") has technically been a separate entity since 1970 when Soka Gakkai was censured for attempting to supress a book critical of the organization.
	www.savethemanatee.com /Articles/nsa.shtml (1995 words)

	What Is Soka -- Really?
		Kumabe himself wrote an apology to Soka Gakkai and to those who were involved and signed it on March 12, 1977 at the Tokyo District court in front of the Judge and attorneys of both sides.
		In special serial articles on Soka Gakkai published in March, April and June issues of Gekkan Pen in 1976, there was a lack of confirmation of the evidence and misunderstanding in my part.
		The Soka Gakkai side trusted this expression of regret, withdrew the indictment, and Kumabe received probation for one year.
	www.gakkaionline.net /soka/press2.html (785 words)

	Soka Gakkai International
		Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a Buddhist network
		November 10, 2006 - Minoru Harada Appointed as Soka Gakkai President
		Copyright ©, Soka Gakkai International, All rights reserved.
	www.sgi.org (115 words)

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