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Informationen zum Autor Olivier Urbain is Director of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, Tokyo and Honolulu, and holds doctorates in both French literature (University of Southern California) and peace studies (University of Bradford). He edited 'Music and Conflict Transformation: Harmonies and Dissonances in Geopolitics' (I.B.Tauris, 2007), and has contributed articles to many learned journals. Klappentext Who is Daisaku Ikeda? At one level! he is the leader of a religious movement - Soka Gakkai - which began in Japan! where it still has its headquarters. This work shows that while Soka Gakkai may stem from the medieval principles of Nichiren Buddhism! under Ikeda's leadership it has taken these classic wisdoms and transformed them. Vorwort Who is Daisaku Ikeda? At one level, he is the leader of a religious movement - Soka Gakkai - which began in Japan, where it still has its headquarters. This work shows that while Soka Gakkai may stem from the medieval principles of Nichiren Buddhism, under Ikeda's leadership it has taken these classic wisdoms and transformed them. Zusammenfassung Who is Daisaku Ikeda? At one level, he is the leader of a religious movement - Soka Gakkai - which began in Japan, where it still has its headquarters. This work shows that while Soka Gakkai may stem from the medieval principles of Nichiren Buddhism, under Ikeda's leadership it has taken these classic wisdoms and transformed them. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTIONNichiren Buddhism: a 13th Century Basis for a 21st Century Global CivilizationJosei Toda: Ikeda’s Mentor in LifeDaisaku Ikeda: The Shaping of a Peace WorkerThe ‘Human Revolution’ Novels: Be the Change you Wish to SeeDialogues and Dialogical Theories: Socrates, Montaigne, Habermas, Buber, Bahktin and IkedaThe Annual Peace Proposals: Towards a Global Civilization of InterconnectednessIkeda’s Contribution to Peace Theory: A Comparison between the Human Revolution Philosophy and Johan Galtung’s Transcend MethodCONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHYWorks by Daisaku IkedaWorks by other authors...
