Daisaku Ikeda, President of Soka Gakkai International, Dies at 95
The Japanese Buddhist philosopher, author, and nuclear disarmament advocate died of natural causes on November 15.
Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda was the founding president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and served as the third president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization in Japan. Read more about him here.
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