The text of this volume has been formulated by the Study Department of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) for the purpose of providing, globally, a valuable study reference for the fundamental principles of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism. As the Italian Soka Gakkai, we have chosen to adopt this text as part of the study material for the first- and second-level examination.Beginning with the life of Nichiren Daishonin, the founder of our teaching, providing a basic approach to the fundamental tenets of this Buddhism, and ending with the history of the Soka Gakkai and its emancipation from the clergy of the Nichiren Shoshu, the text contained in this book outlines the distinctive features of Nichiren Buddhism as a world religion based on humanism and human revolution, that process of "empowerment," possible through faith in the Gohonzon, which is able to produce change not only in the individual's immediate environment but to shape the destiny of humanity as a whole.We are therefore confident that the reading will be engaging not only for those preparing to take the first- and second-level examinations, but for all people interested in learning about the fundamental principles of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism as disseminated worldwide by the International Soka Gakkai.

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This volume contains 2580 terms indispensable for learning about the Mahayana Buddhist tradition based on the Lotus Sutra. In particular, it refers to the writings of Nichiren Daishonin Buddha, who worked for a return to the humanistic meaning of the teachings of the historical Shakyamuni Buddha. It is one of the most extensive collections of Buddhist terms in Italian currently on the market. "Had the Buddha, after awakening to the Darmha, or Law of Life, not engaged in teaching it to others, his enlightenment would have been incomplete. Inoltr, even if the Buddha himself had expounded this Law without others participating in its dissemination, it would not have benefited people. It is our hope that the publication of this dictionary in Italian will serve to make the wisdom of Buddhism accessible to more and more people, enabling them to find a path to true happiness and thus contributing to the realization of a peaceful world. If by reading this dictionary, people will be able to deepen their understanding and appreciation of Buddhist philosophy, I will be deeply pleased."

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Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on Nichiren Daishonin's writing. In what does a truly meaningful existence consist? What is true happiness? Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is a hopeful teaching that enables us to forge a condition of supreme happiness. Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on this very important Daishonin writing is a milestone, an essential text for understanding the scope of Buddhism.

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