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Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作, Ikeda Daisaku, 2 January 1928 – 15 November 2023) was a Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and anti-nuclear activist.[2][3][4] He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, the largest of Japan's new religious movements.[5] Ikeda is the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI).[6][7] He died on 15 November 2023, at the age of 95.[8]
Daisaku Ikeda | |
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President of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) | |
Assumed office 26 January 1975 | |
Honorary President of Soka Gakkai | |
Assumed office 24 April 1979 | |
Succeeded by | President of Soka Gakkai Hiroshi Hojo (北条浩) Einosuke Akiya Minoru Harada |
3rd President of Soka Gakkai | |
In office 3 May 1960 – 24 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | Jōsei Toda Acting President Takashi Koizumi(小泉隆) |
Succeeded by | Hiroshi Hojo (北条浩) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | 2 January 1928
Died | 15 November 2023 95) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | (aged
Spouse(s) | Kaneko Ikeda (池田香峯子) |
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Parents |
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Residence | Japan, Tokyo, Shinjuku-Ku, Shinanomachi (信濃町) |
Alma mater | Fuji Junior College (present-day Tokyo Fuji University)[1] |
Signature | |
Website | daisakuikeda |
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