Magazines

IBISG 950 New Renaissance with B&S insert - MARCH 2026

NEW PUBLISHING PROJECT Il Nuovo Rinascimento, 44 pages, monthly, ilnuovorinascimento.org; Buddhism and Society, 36 pages, bimonthly, buddismoesocieta.org The first publication of the Italian Soka Gakkai Buddhist Institute, founded in February 1982, will have a new 44-page print edition (compared to the current 32 pages of NR Selezione) and will adopt the current format of Buddhism and Society. It will therefore be a completely revamped magazine, with more pages and a wider variety of content. It will be published monthly and will feature everything needed to deepen one’s faith, practice, and study of Buddhism, as well as to advance the activities of the Soka Gakkai. The monthly study lesson, previously published in Buddhism and Society, will also be published in Il Nuovo Rinascimento In 2026, the magazine will mark its 40th anniversary; in its print version, it will consist of 36 pages and be published every two months. Its special features, interviews, and columns will thus be increasingly thorough and entirely dedicated to exploring social and cultural issues in the light of Buddhism, aiming to spread a humanistic vision and hope within society. At the same time, it will serve as an even more effective tool for introducing the Soka Gakkai and its initiatives for peace, culture, and education, including those related to projects supported by the 8x1000 funds and the Be The Hope Foundation. As Daisaku Ikeda writes: “Our magazines play a role in transforming despair into hope, pain into joy, and a sense of helplessness into courage, moving from ‘a life in which one weeps over one’s karma’ to ‘a life in which one lives to fulfill one’s mission,’ revitalizing both oneself and others.”

IBISG 949 New Renaissance - FEBRUARY 2026

NEW PUBLISHING PROJECT - Starting in January 2026 Il Nuovo Rinascimento, 44 pages, monthly, ilnuovorinascimento.orgBuddismo e Società, 36 pages, bimonthly, buddismoesocieta.org The first publication of the Italian Soka Gakkai Buddhist Institute, founded in February 1982, will have a new 44-page print edition (compared to the current 32 pages of NR Selezione) and will adopt the current format of Buddhism and Society. It will therefore be a completely revamped magazine, with more pages and a wider variety of content. It will be published monthly and will feature everything needed to deepen one’s faith, practice, and study of Buddhism, as well as to advance the activities of the Soka Gakkai. The monthly study lesson, previously published in Buddhism and Society, will also be published in Il Nuovo Rinascimento In 2026, the magazine will mark its 40th anniversary; in its print version, it will consist of 36 pages and be published every two months. Its special features, interviews, and columns will thus be increasingly thorough and entirely dedicated to exploring social and cultural issues in the light of Buddhism, aiming to spread a humanistic vision and hope within society. At the same time, it will serve as an even more effective tool for introducing the Soka Gakkai and its initiatives for peace, culture, and education, including those related to projects supported by the 8x1000 funds and the Be The Hope Foundation. As Daisaku Ikeda writes: “Our magazines play a role in transforming despair into hope, pain into joy, and a sense of helplessness into courage, moving from ‘a life in which one weeps over one’s karma’ to ‘a life in which one lives to fulfill one’s mission,’ revitalizing both oneself and others.”

IBISG 948 New Renaissance with B&S insert - JANUARY 2026

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NEW PUBLISHING PROJECT - Starting in January 2026 Il Nuovo Rinascimento, 44 pages, monthly, ilnuovorinascimento.orgBuddismo e Società, 36 pages, bimonthly, buddismoesocieta.org The first publication of the Italian Soka Gakkai Buddhist Institute, founded in February 1982, will have a new 44-page print edition (compared to the current 32 pages of NR Selezione) and will adopt the current format of Buddhism and Society. It will therefore be a completely revamped magazine, with more pages and a wider variety of content. It will be published monthly and will feature everything needed to deepen one’s faith, practice, and study of Buddhism, as well as to advance the activities of the Soka Gakkai. The monthly study lesson, previously published in Buddhism and Society, will also be published in Il Nuovo Rinascimento In 2026, the magazine will mark its 40th anniversary; in its print version, it will consist of 36 pages and be published every two months. Its special features, interviews, and columns will thus be increasingly thorough and entirely dedicated to exploring social and cultural issues in the light of Buddhism, aiming to spread a humanistic vision and hope within society. At the same time, it will serve as an even more effective tool for introducing the Soka Gakkai and its initiatives for peace, culture, and education, including those related to projects supported by the 8x1000 funds and the Be The Hope Foundation. As Daisaku Ikeda writes: “Our magazines play a role in transforming despair into hope, pain into joy, and a sense of helplessness into courage, moving from ‘a life in which one weeps over one’s karma’ to ‘a life in which one lives to fulfill one’s mission,’ revitalizing both oneself and others.”