Soka Gakkai Soka Gakkai The Clean Government Party (公明党) or CGP, -- known in Japanese as Komeito was a former political party in Japan. It was left-wing, though it was more to the center, and was generally classified as a socialist party, but also was a theocratic force, which wanted to make Soka Gakkai Buddhism the official religion of Japan and eventually, the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clean Government Party (Former)"
Daisaku Ikeda ( 池田 大作, born January 2, 1928) is the president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association of more than 12 million members in more than 190 countries and territories, and founder of several educational, cultural and research institutions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daisaku Ikeda"
Duncan Scott Sheik (born November 18, 1969 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter. Sheik's upbringing was split between his parents' home in South Carolina and that of his grandparents in New Jersey. There, Sheik's grandmother (a piano graduate of The Juilliard School) taught him to play the piano and encouraged his musical development. Sheik graduated from Phillips Academy in 1988, after which he studied semiotics at Brown University. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duncan Sheik"
Singapore Soka Association or SSA is the Singapore constituent and affiliate of Soka Gakkai International (SGI). SGI is a 12 million strong multi-ethnic Buddhist association in 190 countries and territories worldwide promoting and practicing the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Singapore Soka Association"
Soka Gakkai International (創価学会インターナショナル; also, SGI) is the international umbrella organization for Soka Gakkai-affiliated lay organizations in over 190 countries. SGI has over 12 million members, who practice Soka Gakkai's particular form of Nichiren Buddhism. SGI's Japan-based parent, Soka Gakkai, was formed in 1930 and is closely associated with the New Komeito, an influential Japanese political party. SGI itself was founded in 1975 and characterizes itself and its constituent organizations as a support network for practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism. SGI members, seeking to change society for the better by applying their religious beliefs to daily life, are actively engaged in numerous community-based programs to promote cultural exchange and understanding among peoples as well as activities to propagate the Buddhism their practice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Soka Gakkai International"
Soka University (創価大学, Sōka Daigaku) opened in Japan in 1971 (undergraduate) and 1975 (graduate). Soka University of America, a separate, private non-profit educational organization, opened in 1994 (graduate campus in Calabasas, California) and in 2001 (four year liberal arts college in Aliso Viejo, California.) Both universities were founded by Daisaku Ikeda, leader of the Soka Gakkai International lay Buddhist organization. ...more on Wikipedia about "Soka University" Visit again www.shortopedia.com
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