President of the SGI, Daisaku Ikeda is a poet laureate, Buddhist philosopher, educator, author and peace proponent. Believing that dialogue holds the key he travels the globe interacting with political, cultural and educational figures.
Mr Ikeda has founded several institutions including Soka University in Japan and USA, Soka schools from Kindergarten to High School levels, the Min-On Concert Association, Institute of Oriental Philosophy, the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century in the US.
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He has submitted peace proposals to the United Nations every year since
1983, with the aim of finding creative solutions to world problems such as disarmament, human rights and the environment.
Mr Ikeda has received over 168 honorary degrees from institutions and universities around the world and 250 awards including the United Nations Peace Award. In India, he has been the recipient of honorary doctorates from the University of Delhi, Rabindra Bharati University, Bharathidasan University among several others.
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The books authored by him include Global Civilisation: A Buddhist Islamic Dialogue with Dr Majid Tehranian; Choose Life: A Dialogue with Dr Arnold J. Toynbee, Choose Hope with David Krieger and A Lifelong Quest for Peace with Dr Linus Pauling.
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