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Soka Gakkai International

December 04, 2023

Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is an international Nichiren Buddhist organisation founded in 1975 by Daisaku Ikeda, as an umbrella organization of Soka Gakkai, which claims approximately 12 million adherents in 192 countries and territories as of 2017,[2] more than 1.5 million of whom resided outside of Japan as of 2012.[3] It characterizes itself as a support network for practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism and a global Buddhist movement for "peace, education, and cultural exchange."[4]

Soka Gakkai International
創価学会インタナショナル
Soka Gakkai International flag
AbbreviationSGI
FormationJanuary 26, 1975
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Location
  • Worldwide
President
Daisaku Ikeda
(26 January 1975–15 November 2023[1])
AffiliationsSoka Gakkai
Websitewww.sokaglobal.org

SGI is also a non-governmental organization (NGO) in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 1983.[5]

History edit

The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) was formed at a conference on January 26, 1975, on the island of Guam.[6] Representatives from 51 countries attended the meeting and chose Daisaku Ikeda, who served as third president of the Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, to become the SGI's founding president.[6] The SGI was created in part as a new international peace movement, and its founding meeting was held in Guam in a symbolic gesture referencing Guam's history as the site of some of World War II's bloodiest battles, and proximity to Tinian Island, launching place of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.[7]

 
An SGI center in Chicago

The Soka Gakkai's initial global expansion began after World War II, when some Soka Gakkai members married mostly American servicemen and moved away from Japan.[8] Expansion efforts gained a further boost in 1960 when Ikeda succeeded Jōsei Toda as president of the Soka Gakkai.[9][10] In the first year of his presidency, Ikeda visited the United States, Canada, and Brazil, and the Soka Gakkai's first American headquarters officially opened in Los Angeles in 1963.[9][11]

In 2000, Uruguay honored the 25th anniversary of the SGI's founding with a commemorative postage stamp. The stamp was issued on October 2, the anniversary of SGI President Ikeda's first overseas journey in 1960.[12]

In January 2015, the director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo reported that the SGI had been nominated for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, as confirmed by a Nobel Peace Laureate.[13]

In May 2015, the SGI-USA was one of the organizing groups for the first-ever Buddhist conference at the White House.[14]

In June 2015, the SGI-Italy was recognized by the Italian government with a special accord under Italian Constitution Article 8, acknowledging it as an official religion of Italy and eligible to receive direct taxpayer funding for its religious and social activities. It also recognizes the Soka Gakkai as a "Concordat" (It: "Intesa") that grants the religions status in "a special 'club' of denominations consulted by the government in certain occasions, allowed to appoint chaplains in the army – a concordat is not needed for appointing chaplains in hospitals and jails – and, perhaps more importantly, to be partially financed by taxpayers' money." Twelve other religious denominations share this status.[15][16]

Organization edit

The Soka Gakkai International comprises a global network of affiliated organizations. As of 2011, the SGI reported active national organizations in 192 countries and territories with a total of approximately 12 million members.[2] The SGI is independent of the Soka Gakkai (the domestic Japanese organization), although both are headquartered in Tokyo.[17]

National SGI organizations operate autonomously and all affairs are conducted in the local language.[17] Many national organizations are coordinated by groups such as a women's group, a men's group, and young women's and young men's groups.[18] National organizations generally raise their own operational funds, although the SGI headquarters in Tokyo has awarded funding grants to smaller national organizations for projects such as land acquisition and the construction of new buildings.[18] SGI-affiliated organizations outside Japan are forbidden to engage directly in politics.[18]

While the national organizations are run autonomously, the Tokyo headquarters of SGI disseminates doctrinal and teaching materials to all national organizations around the world.[18] The Tokyo headquarters also serves as a meeting place for national leaders to come together and exchange information and ideas.[18]

The election or nomination of leaders is typically not decided by the SGI's general membership but by a board of directors.[19] Leadership below national staff, however, has been liberalized; in the United States for instance, the nomination and approval of leaders includes both members and organizational leaders in the process.[20] Author Karel Dobbelaere notes the election of the presidents,[21] as well as a process of "nomination, review and approval that involves both peers and leaders" in choosing other leaders.[22]

Beliefs and social engagement edit

See also: Soka Gakkai § Beliefs, and Soka Gakkai § Practices
 
Taplow Court SGI centre in Buckinghamshire, England

SGI members adhere to the philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism as interpreted and applied by the Soka Gakkai's first three presidents Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Josei Toda and Daisaku Ikeda,[23] incorporating social interaction and engagement into their Buddhist practice.[24] Monthly neighborhood discussion meetings are generally held at the homes of SGI members.[25]

Soka Gakkai Malaysia since 2005 has held a non-competitive biennial "Run for Peace" to raise awareness of nuclear disarmament and in support of culture of peace in the community—reportedly "the largest peace run in the country held in 28 locations nationwide and involving some 115,000 runners."[26]

In Dubai, the SGI Gulf association has hosted since 2008 an annual "Poetic Heart" symposium, partnering with other organizations and involving international and local artists as well as poets of all ages.[27]

Organizational practices in the United States have been characterized as socially inclusive Buddhism.[28] In 2008, the SGI-USA, which is headquartered in California, publicly opposed that state's Proposition 8 (which sought to prevent same-sex marriage), and coordinated with other progressive religious groups to support same-sex couples' right to legally marry.[29][30]

In 2012, then-President of the Republic of China Ma Ying-jeou remarked that the Taiwan Soka Association had been recognized for its involvement the past 16 years in the general welfare of society, education and religious teaching, highlighting its disaster rescue and relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Morakot in 2009.[31]

In November 2019, the Soka Gakkai Peace Committee in Japan helped organize the international conference "No Justice Without Life", at which Mario Marazziti of the Italy-based Community of Sant'Egidio, among others, advocated for a moratorium on the death penalty.[32] The Italian Buddhist Institute Soka Gakkai had earlier endorsed the Community of Sant'Egidio's international appeal "Moratorium 2000", which was launched in 1998.[33][34]

Demographics edit

The Soka Gakkai International is notable among Buddhist organizations for the racial and ethnic diversity of its members.[17] It has been characterized as the world's largest and most ethnically diverse Buddhist group.[8][10][17][35] Professor Susumu Shimazono suggested several reasons for this: the strongly felt needs of individuals in their daily lives, its solutions to discord in interpersonal relations, its practical teachings that offer concrete solutions for carrying on a stable social life, and its provision of a place where congenial company and a spirit of mutual support may be found.[36] Peter Clarke wrote that the SGI appeals to non-Japanese in part because "no one is obliged to abandon their native culture or nationality in order to fully participate in the spiritual and cultural life of the movement."[37]

In 2015, Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported that half of all Buddhists in Italy are SGI members.[38]

Initiatives promoting peace, culture and education edit

 
Villa Sachsen SGI center in Bingen am Rhein, Germany

According to Yoichi Kawada, director of the Tokyo-based Institute of Oriental Philosophy, the SGI defines itself as a "movement for contributing to peace, culture and education" based on its "interpretation and practical application of the ideas in the Lotus Sutra."[39] SGI engagement as a religious NGO affiliated with the United Nations in policy discussions on issues including human rights, sustainable development and peace building is similarly described, in the phrasing of its Charter, as contributing to peace, culture and education.[40]: 15, 16, 30 [41]

Nuclear disarmament edit

Since 2007, the SGI has collaborated closely with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to develop educational programs and raise awareness on nuclear disarmament, particularly among young people. The SGI also partnered with ICAN to promote the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted at the United Nations in July 2017, and for which ICAN was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Beatrice Fihn, executive director of ICAN, stated in a July 2017 interview that the "SGI has been one of our greatest partners in the fight to abolish nuclear weapons."[42]

To further increase public awareness of the anti-nuclear movement, the SGI also created "The People's Decade" campaign, which since 2007 has developed a global grassroots network of people dedicated to abolishing nuclear weapons.[43][44] In 2014, an SGI youth delegation met with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) regarding coordination of the SGI's efforts and the UN efforts to increase grassroots movements for nuclear abolition.

In 2008, then-High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Sergio Duarte characterized SGI's work toward nuclear disarmament as linking human security with the fundamental goal of eliminating nuclear weapons.[45]

According to Pax Christi International, on March 28, 2017, a joint statement of Faith Communities Concerned about Nuclear Weapons, initiated by the SGI, was delivered by Pax Christi Philippines during the first UN negotiating conference for the treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons.[46] More than 20 religious leaders affirmed through the joint statement their shared "aspirations for peace and for a world where people live without fear," praising world leaders in attendance for "the courage to begin these negotiations" and calling on States not in attendance to join the June–July session of the conference.[47][48]

Environmental awareness edit

The SGI also promotes environmental initiatives through educational activities such as exhibitions, lectures and conferences, and more direct activities such as tree planting projects and the SGI's Amazon Ecological Conservation Center, which is administered by SGI-Brazil.[49] The center is engaged in reforestation, the creation of a regional seed bank, and experiments in sustainable agroforestry.[50]

 
Reflecting pool at the Ikeda Ecological Park in Londrina, Brazil, named in honor of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda

One scholar cites Daisaku Ikeda, SGI's president, describing such initiatives as a Buddhist-based impetus for direct public engagement in parallel with legal efforts to address environmental concerns.[51]

In India, the Bharat Soka Gakkai (the SGI of India) debuted the traveling exhibit "Seeds of Hope," a joint initiative of the SGI and Earth Charter International. At the exhibit's opening in Panaji, the state capital of Goa, regional planning head Edgar Ribeiro spoke of lagging efforts to implement environmental laws and stated that "Only a people's movement can take sustainability forward."[52] In Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College President Datuk Dr Tan Chik Heok said that this exhibition helped "to create the awareness of the power of a single individual in bringing about waves of positive change to the environment, as well as the society."[53]

In November 2015, the SGI signed on to the Buddhist Climate Change Statement representing "over a billion Buddhists worldwide" in a call to action submitted to world leaders at the 21st session of UN climate change talks held in Paris.[54] The statement affirms that Buddhist spirituality compels environmental protection and expresses solidarity with Catholic and Muslim leaders who have taken a similar stance. Described as "one of the most unified calls by a religion's leadership,"[55] the statement draws on the 2009 pan-Buddhist statement, "The Time to Act is Now: A Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change," to which SGI-USA among others became a signatory in early 2015.[56]

Aid work edit

The SGI conducts humanitarian aid projects in disaster-stricken regions. After the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, local Soka Gakkai facilities became refugee shelters and distribution centers for relief supplies. Efforts also included worldwide fundraising for the victims, youth groups, and spiritual support.[57][58]

In 2014, SGI-Chile members collected supplies to deliver to emergency services and refugee centers after that country's devastating Iquique earthquake.[59]

Interfaith dialogue edit

In 2015, SGI-USA was part of the organizing committee that convened a day-long conference in Washington, DC of 125 Buddhist leaders to discuss Buddhism and civic activism in the United States. The conference identified climate change and the environment, education and peace and disarmament as popular priorities.[60]

Notable members edit

Notable members of the Soka Gakkai International include:

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Further reading edit

  • Causton, Richard: The Buddha in Daily Life: An Introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. Rider, 1995; ISBN 978-0712674560
  • Dobbelaere, Karel: Soka Gakkai: From Lay Movement to Religion. Signature Books, 2001; ISBN 978-1560851530
  • Seager, Richard: Encountering the Dharma: Daisaku Ikeda, Soka Gakkai, and the Globalization of Buddhist Humanism. University of California Press, 2006; ISBN 978-0520245778
  • Strand, Clark: Waking the Buddha: How the Most Dynamic and Empowering Buddhist Movement in History Is Changing Our Concept of Religion. Middleway Press, 2014; ISBN 978-0977924561

External links edit

Official SGI websites

  • Official website
  • SGI Office for UN Affairs  – SGI website on its NGO consultative work with the United Nations
  • People's Decade for Nuclear Abolition II – SGI website supporting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
  • Common Threads – SGI blog supporting a culture of peace
  • sgi.org/ru – Official SGI website in the Russian language

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Soka Gakkai International SGI is an international Nichiren Buddhist organisation founded in 1975 by Daisaku Ikeda as an umbrella organization of Soka Gakkai which claims approximately 12 million adherents in 192 countries and territories as of 2017 2 more than 1 5 million of whom resided outside of Japan as of 2012 3 It characterizes itself as a support network for practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism and a global Buddhist movement for peace education and cultural exchange 4 Soka Gakkai International創価学会インタナショナルSoka Gakkai International flagAbbreviationSGIFormationJanuary 26 1975HeadquartersTokyo JapanLocationWorldwidePresidentDaisaku Ikeda 26 January 1975 15 November 2023 1 AffiliationsSoka GakkaiWebsitewww wbr sokaglobal wbr orgThe neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message SGI is also a non governmental organization NGO in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 1983 5 Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Beliefs and social engagement 4 Demographics 5 Initiatives promoting peace culture and education 5 1 Nuclear disarmament 5 2 Environmental awareness 5 3 Aid work 5 4 Interfaith dialogue 6 Notable members 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory editThe Soka Gakkai International SGI was formed at a conference on January 26 1975 on the island of Guam 6 Representatives from 51 countries attended the meeting and chose Daisaku Ikeda who served as third president of the Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai to become the SGI s founding president 6 The SGI was created in part as a new international peace movement and its founding meeting was held in Guam in a symbolic gesture referencing Guam s history as the site of some of World War II s bloodiest battles and proximity to Tinian Island launching place of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan 7 nbsp An SGI center in ChicagoThe Soka Gakkai s initial global expansion began after World War II when some Soka Gakkai members married mostly American servicemen and moved away from Japan 8 Expansion efforts gained a further boost in 1960 when Ikeda succeeded Jōsei Toda as president of the Soka Gakkai 9 10 In the first year of his presidency Ikeda visited the United States Canada and Brazil and the Soka Gakkai s first American headquarters officially opened in Los Angeles in 1963 9 11 In 2000 Uruguay honored the 25th anniversary of the SGI s founding with a commemorative postage stamp The stamp was issued on October 2 the anniversary of SGI President Ikeda s first overseas journey in 1960 12 In January 2015 the director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo reported that the SGI had been nominated for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize as confirmed by a Nobel Peace Laureate 13 In May 2015 the SGI USA was one of the organizing groups for the first ever Buddhist conference at the White House 14 In June 2015 the SGI Italy was recognized by the Italian government with a special accord under Italian Constitution Article 8 acknowledging it as an official religion of Italy and eligible to receive direct taxpayer funding for its religious and social activities It also recognizes the Soka Gakkai as a Concordat It Intesa that grants the religions status in a special club of denominations consulted by the government in certain occasions allowed to appoint chaplains in the army a concordat is not needed for appointing chaplains in hospitals and jails and perhaps more importantly to be partially financed by taxpayers money Twelve other religious denominations share this status 15 16 Organization editThe Soka Gakkai International comprises a global network of affiliated organizations As of 2011 the SGI reported active national organizations in 192 countries and territories with a total of approximately 12 million members 2 The SGI is independent of the Soka Gakkai the domestic Japanese organization although both are headquartered in Tokyo 17 National SGI organizations operate autonomously and all affairs are conducted in the local language 17 Many national organizations are coordinated by groups such as a women s group a men s group and young women s and young men s groups 18 National organizations generally raise their own operational funds although the SGI headquarters in Tokyo has awarded funding grants to smaller national organizations for projects such as land acquisition and the construction of new buildings 18 SGI affiliated organizations outside Japan are forbidden to engage directly in politics 18 While the national organizations are run autonomously the Tokyo headquarters of SGI disseminates doctrinal and teaching materials to all national organizations around the world 18 The Tokyo headquarters also serves as a meeting place for national leaders to come together and exchange information and ideas 18 The election or nomination of leaders is typically not decided by the SGI s general membership but by a board of directors 19 Leadership below national staff however has been liberalized in the United States for instance the nomination and approval of leaders includes both members and organizational leaders in the process 20 Author Karel Dobbelaere notes the election of the presidents 21 as well as a process of nomination review and approval that involves both peers and leaders in choosing other leaders 22 Beliefs and social engagement editSee also Soka Gakkai Beliefs and Soka Gakkai Practices nbsp Taplow Court SGI centre in Buckinghamshire EnglandSGI members adhere to the philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism as interpreted and applied by the Soka Gakkai s first three presidents Tsunesaburo Makiguchi Josei Toda and Daisaku Ikeda 23 incorporating social interaction and engagement into their Buddhist practice 24 Monthly neighborhood discussion meetings are generally held at the homes of SGI members 25 Soka Gakkai Malaysia since 2005 has held a non competitive biennial Run for Peace to raise awareness of nuclear disarmament and in support of culture of peace in the community reportedly the largest peace run in the country held in 28 locations nationwide and involving some 115 000 runners 26 In Dubai the SGI Gulf association has hosted since 2008 an annual Poetic Heart symposium partnering with other organizations and involving international and local artists as well as poets of all ages 27 Organizational practices in the United States have been characterized as socially inclusive Buddhism 28 In 2008 the SGI USA which is headquartered in California publicly opposed that state s Proposition 8 which sought to prevent same sex marriage and coordinated with other progressive religious groups to support same sex couples right to legally marry 29 30 In 2012 then President of the Republic of China Ma Ying jeou remarked that the Taiwan Soka Association had been recognized for its involvement the past 16 years in the general welfare of society education and religious teaching highlighting its disaster rescue and relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Morakot in 2009 31 In November 2019 the Soka Gakkai Peace Committee in Japan helped organize the international conference No Justice Without Life at which Mario Marazziti of the Italy based Community of Sant Egidio among others advocated for a moratorium on the death penalty 32 The Italian Buddhist Institute Soka Gakkai had earlier endorsed the Community of Sant Egidio s international appeal Moratorium 2000 which was launched in 1998 33 34 Demographics editThe Soka Gakkai International is notable among Buddhist organizations for the racial and ethnic diversity of its members 17 It has been characterized as the world s largest and most ethnically diverse Buddhist group 8 10 17 35 Professor Susumu Shimazono suggested several reasons for this the strongly felt needs of individuals in their daily lives its solutions to discord in interpersonal relations its practical teachings that offer concrete solutions for carrying on a stable social life and its provision of a place where congenial company and a spirit of mutual support may be found 36 Peter Clarke wrote that the SGI appeals to non Japanese in part because no one is obliged to abandon their native culture or nationality in order to fully participate in the spiritual and cultural life of the movement 37 In 2015 Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported that half of all Buddhists in Italy are SGI members 38 Initiatives promoting peace culture and education edit nbsp Villa Sachsen SGI center in Bingen am Rhein GermanyAccording to Yoichi Kawada director of the Tokyo based Institute of Oriental Philosophy the SGI defines itself as a movement for contributing to peace culture and education based on its interpretation and practical application of the ideas in the Lotus Sutra 39 SGI engagement as a religious NGO affiliated with the United Nations in policy discussions on issues including human rights sustainable development and peace building is similarly described in the phrasing of its Charter as contributing to peace culture and education 40 15 16 30 41 Nuclear disarmament edit Since 2007 the SGI has collaborated closely with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ICAN to develop educational programs and raise awareness on nuclear disarmament particularly among young people The SGI also partnered with ICAN to promote the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which was adopted at the United Nations in July 2017 and for which ICAN was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Beatrice Fihn executive director of ICAN stated in a July 2017 interview that the SGI has been one of our greatest partners in the fight to abolish nuclear weapons 42 To further increase public awareness of the anti nuclear movement the SGI also created The People s Decade campaign which since 2007 has developed a global grassroots network of people dedicated to abolishing nuclear weapons 43 44 In 2014 an SGI youth delegation met with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs UNODA regarding coordination of the SGI s efforts and the UN efforts to increase grassroots movements for nuclear abolition In 2008 then High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Sergio Duarte characterized SGI s work toward nuclear disarmament as linking human security with the fundamental goal of eliminating nuclear weapons 45 According to Pax Christi International on March 28 2017 a joint statement of Faith Communities Concerned about Nuclear Weapons initiated by the SGI was delivered by Pax Christi Philippines during the first UN negotiating conference for the treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons 46 More than 20 religious leaders affirmed through the joint statement their shared aspirations for peace and for a world where people live without fear praising world leaders in attendance for the courage to begin these negotiations and calling on States not in attendance to join the June July session of the conference 47 48 Environmental awareness edit The SGI also promotes environmental initiatives through educational activities such as exhibitions lectures and conferences and more direct activities such as tree planting projects and the SGI s Amazon Ecological Conservation Center which is administered by SGI Brazil 49 The center is engaged in reforestation the creation of a regional seed bank and experiments in sustainable agroforestry 50 nbsp Reflecting pool at the Ikeda Ecological Park in Londrina Brazil named in honor of SGI President Daisaku IkedaOne scholar cites Daisaku Ikeda SGI s president describing such initiatives as a Buddhist based impetus for direct public engagement in parallel with legal efforts to address environmental concerns 51 In India the Bharat Soka Gakkai the SGI of India debuted the traveling exhibit Seeds of Hope a joint initiative of the SGI and Earth Charter International At the exhibit s opening in Panaji the state capital of Goa regional planning head Edgar Ribeiro spoke of lagging efforts to implement environmental laws and stated that Only a people s movement can take sustainability forward 52 In Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman University College President Datuk Dr Tan Chik Heok said that this exhibition helped to create the awareness of the power of a single individual in bringing about waves of positive change to the environment as well as the society 53 In November 2015 the SGI signed on to the Buddhist Climate Change Statement representing over a billion Buddhists worldwide in a call to action submitted to world leaders at the 21st session of UN climate change talks held in Paris 54 The statement affirms that Buddhist spirituality compels environmental protection and expresses solidarity with Catholic and Muslim leaders who have taken a similar stance Described as one of the most unified calls by a religion s leadership 55 the statement draws on the 2009 pan Buddhist statement The Time to Act is Now A Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change to which SGI USA among others became a signatory in early 2015 56 Aid work edit The SGI conducts humanitarian aid projects in disaster stricken regions After the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan local Soka Gakkai facilities became refugee shelters and distribution centers for relief supplies Efforts also included worldwide fundraising for the victims youth groups and spiritual support 57 58 In 2014 SGI Chile members collected supplies to deliver to emergency services and refugee centers after that country s devastating Iquique earthquake 59 Interfaith dialogue edit In 2015 SGI USA was part of the organizing committee that convened a day long conference in Washington DC of 125 Buddhist leaders to discuss Buddhism and civic activism in the United States The conference identified climate change and the environment education and peace and disarmament as popular priorities 60 Notable members editNotable members of the Soka Gakkai International include Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje British Nigerian actor best known for his roles on television including Lost Oz and Game of Thrones 61 Angelica Ross American first transgender actress to be cast in a Broadway leading role and founder of the TransTech Social Enterprises also known from TV series Pose and American Horror Story 62 63 Anne Louise Hassing Danish actress best known from her roles in movies such as The Idiots and The Hunt 64 Belinda Carlisle American singer member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame best known as the lead singer of The Go Go s 65 Betty Faria Brazilian actress best known for the lead role in the soap opera Tieta and Gramado Film Festival winner for Anjos do Arrabalde 66 Beverly Glenn Copeland U S born Canadian musician songwriter and singer 67 Boy George English singer songwriter DJ fashion designer mixed media artist photographer and record producer 68 69 70 Buster Williams American jazz bassist 71 Carmen Consoli Italian singer and songwriter who sold two million albums in Italy 72 Celeste Lecesne American actor and writer 73 of the Oscar winning film Trevor co founder of The Trevor Project 74 Cheryl Boone Isaacs American film executive and the first African American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 75 Christine Rankin Former head of the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development and politician 76 Claire Bertschinger British nurse whose work inspired the formation of Live Aid and Band Aid and was named a dame by Queen Elizabeth II for serving to Nurse and to International Humanitarian Aid 77 Claudia Jessie British actress best known from the TV series Bridgerton 78 Courtney Love American musician songwriter actress and artist she is known as the lead singer from Hole and for her roles in movies like The People vs Larry Flynt and Man on the Moon and was also nominated for four Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe 79 Craig Taro Gold American best selling author entrepreneur actor singer songwriter producer and philanthropist 80 David Bennett Cohen blues musician 81 Duncan Sheik American Grammy Awards nominated singer songwriter and composer 82 Hank Johnson United States Congressman for Georgia s 4th congressional district 83 Hayley Mills English actress best known for performances in movies such as Tiger Bay and Pollyanna who received a Disney Legends Award and won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe 84 Herbie Hancock American jazz pianist keyboardist bandleader and composer who won 14 Grammy Awards and an Oscar 85 Hisashi Iwakuma Major League Baseball player pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 86 Howard Jones English musician singer and songwriter who had top ten 40 hit singles in the United Kingdom 87 Isabela Garcia Brazilian actress known for her work on television soap operas she was called the Brazilian Shirley Temple on her youth 88 John Astin American actor best known for playing Gomez Addams on The Addams Family 89 Leticia Colin Brazilian actress nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role in the series Onde Esta Meu Coracao 90 91 Marcia Wallace American actress voice artist and comedian who won an Emmy Awards for The Simpsons 92 Mariane Pearl French freelance journalist and former columnist and reporter also known from the memoir A Mighty Heart 93 Nestor Torres American jazz flautist 89 Nick Jago British drummer known for being a former member of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 94 Orlando Bloom British actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador known for his roles in film including Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Troy 95 Orlando Cepeda American former Major League Baseball first baseman and member of the Hall of Fame 96 Patrick Duffy American actor best known for his roles on television including Dallas and Step by Step 89 Roberto Baggio Italian footballer and member of the FIFA World Cup Dream Team 97 Ron Glass American actor best known for his roles as literary Det Ron Harris in the television sitcom Barney Miller 1975 1982 98 Sabina Guzzanti Italian satirist actress and writer 99 Shan Serafin American film director screenwriter and novelist 100 Shunsuke Nakamura Japanese soccer player midfielder for the Scottish team Celtic F C 101 Sophia Mendonca Brazilian author who focuses on the experience of being autistic and trans and how that affects communication and sociality between individuals and groups 102 Steven Sater American playwright lyricist and screenwriter best known for the Tony winning musical Spring Awakening 103 Suzanne Vega American folk singer songwriter 104 Tina Turner American singer dancer actress and author who sold over 100 million records worldwide and received 12 Grammy Awards 105 106 Vinessa Shaw American actress best known from her roles in films such as Hocus Pocus and Side Effects 107 Wayne Shorter American jazz saxophonist and composer who won 11 Grammy Awards 108 References edit https www worldtribune org 2023 sgi president daisaku ikeda 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href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a External link in code class cs1 code title code help Walder Joyce 14 December 2006 Storming Broadway From Atop a Fortress The New York Times Retrieved 18 February 2015 Farley Maggie 26 March 1995 Japan Sects Offer Personal Path in Rudderless Society Los Angeles Times Retrieved 18 February 2015 Miller Andrea March 2016 What s Love Got to Do With It Lion s Roar Magazine Retrieved 2 March 2016 The Queen of Hope Living Buddhism Magazine August 2018 Retrieved 8 August 2018 Performance Vinessa Shaw by Michael Ordona February 12 2009 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times 12 February 2009 Chinen Nate 31 January 2013 Major Jazz Eminence Little Grise The New York Times Retrieved 18 February 2015 Further reading editCauston Richard The Buddha in Daily Life An Introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin Rider 1995 ISBN 978 0712674560 Dobbelaere Karel Soka Gakkai From Lay Movement to Religion Signature Books 2001 ISBN 978 1560851530 Seager Richard Encountering the Dharma Daisaku Ikeda Soka Gakkai and the Globalization of Buddhist Humanism University of California Press 2006 ISBN 978 0520245778 Strand Clark Waking the Buddha How the Most Dynamic and Empowering Buddhist Movement in History Is Changing Our Concept of Religion Middleway Press 2014 ISBN 978 0977924561External links editOfficial SGI websites Official website SGI Office for UN Affairs SGI website on its NGO consultative work with the United Nations People s Decade for Nuclear Abolition II SGI website supporting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Common Threads SGI blog supporting a culture of peace sgi org ru Official SGI website in the Russian language Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soka Gakkai International amp oldid 1185690616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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