Books and magazines
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 23/24
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. The year 1976 is of great importance in the development of educational activities promoted by the Soka Gakkai. Driven by Shin'ichi Yamamoto's desire to carry out the mandate of the founder Makiguchi and his master Josei Toda, the organization devotes great care to expanding the Soka educational system: the goal is to create educational offerings ranging from kindergartens to universities, while also trying to meet the needs of the many people active in the working world.The author also traces the period when Josei Toda decided to take on the work necessary to reorganize and finally publish the work of his teacher Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, The Creative Education.But the second half of the year also saw a particularly sad moment for President Yamamoto's family. His mother Sachi, widowed for many years already, has a worsening health condition and dies in September. Some very touching moments of her life, always lived with cheerfulness and a spirit of defiance despite many difficulties, are recalled in the novel.1977 is designated by the Soka Gakkai as the Year of Study, and President Yamamoto devotes all his energies to explaining the basic principles of the Buddhist faith in order to instill in all members the spirit of standing up on their own in the face of whatever difficulties they face.
€20,00
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IBISG Dictionary of Buddhism
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."
€39,00
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Esperia Hovering in the skies of hope
Make friends, sing songs, read good books, say "thank you," nurture big dreams, smile. In this collection of essays dedicated to boys and girls, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda describes these and other key points for living a happy life. Girls and boys, "the treasures of the future," will enjoy these simple messages written passionately for them.
€12,00
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 5/6
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. The October 1961 trip to Europe constitutes the start of the kosen rufu movement on the old continent. The following January a new leg of Shin'ichi Yamamoto's travels takes him to Asia Minor and the Middle East. The young president meets in each country with the very few pioneers of the Buddhist faith and encourages them to raise around him hosts of capable people. "The whole world will be the stage of the new century. In the farthest corners of the globe there are friends suffering in the agony of war, mothers torn by grief and children starving. Fresh water bubbling up from the ground can turn a desert into an oasis. Likewise, compassion and wisdom flowing from the heart can transfrom this planet into an authentic realm of peace and happiness, an eternal precious land. This is kosen rufu."
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Esperia The eternal teachings
Daisaku Ikeda lectures on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. According to Ikeda's statement, the Gosho (the set of Nichiren Daishonin's writings) "illustrates the means by which everyone can attain enlightenment," the essential goal of Buddhist practice. Thus the author, in writing these lessons, intended to help all people strengthen their faith by cultivating "the two paths of practice and study." This volume presents thirteen letters, almost all of which are fully annotated, except in the case of two very long treatises, from which salient passages have been selected. GOSHO CONTENTS IN THE COLLECTION:On the unlined robeIzu's exileOpen eyesThe one essential sentenceLetter to the lay nun in KoLetter to Oto's motherGiving of a robe by a motherLetter of condolenceLetter to Ueno-ama Gozen: Gosho of refined sake-Reply to lay nun, mother of UenoThe unanimous declaration of the Buddhas of the three existencesCondolences a deceased husband (Reply to Myoho Bikuni)Happiness in this world
€12,90
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Esperia The map of happiness
Words by Daisaku Ikeda dedicated to women. One sentence for each day of the year, accompanied by beautiful illustrations.
€15,00
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Esperia The wisdom of the Lotus Sutra volume 3
The third and final volume of the Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra deals with chapters from the seventeenth to the twenty-eighth. Particular emphasis is given to the figure of the Bodhisattva Mai Sprezzante, who represents the ideal model of the Buddha's disciple dedicated to spreading his word, and to the entrustment ceremony, by which the Buddha confers on all disciples the mission of propagating his teaching in future ages. Great attention is paid to chapter twenty-first, Supernatural Powers of the Tathagata, from which the elements that uniquely characterize the Lotus Sutra emerge once again: the absolute equality of living beings and the Buddha and the fact that the enlightened life condition exists in every person's life.
€15,90
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Esperia Hoben and Juryo chapters
Lecture by D. Ikeda on Chapters II and XVI of the Lotus Sutra. The Lotus Sutra is one of the fundamental texts of Mahayana Buddhism. In Nichiren Daishonin's interpretation of it, Chapter Hoben (Expedients) and Chapter Juryo (Duration of the Tathagata's Life) are considered the most important, the ones in which the Buddha tried to convey the essence of his teaching. Through a detailed study of the text of the two chapters, Daisaku Ikeda reiterates the essential elements of Buddhist philosophy that draws on the Lotus Sutra tradition.
€15,00
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Esperia The Lotus Sutra
Complete edition of the prologue and epilogue sutras. Since its appearance in China in the third century CE, the Lotus Sutra has been considered one of the most important scriptures in Mahayana Buddhism. Filled with beautiful literary imagery and famous parables, it reveals that supreme enlightenment is inherent and accessible to all living beings. For the first time, the version traditionally known as the "Threefold Lotus Sutra" is published in Italian. The volume opens with the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings, considered the prologue and divided into three chapters; it is followed by the Lotus Sutra and the Universal Virtue Sutra, which is its epilogue. The Italian edition is based on the English translation edited by Burton Watson, professor of Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, a leading expert on ancient Oriental languages, particularly Chinese and Japanese.The Italian edition is based on the English translation edited by Burton Watson
€25,00
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Esperia Challenges and Visions for the Future
In the seventh volume of Protagonists of the 21st Century, the dialogue between young people and President Ikeda touches on ethical issues such as goodness and justice, the struggle against the demonic nature of authority, true freedom, and existential issues such as life and death. Urging not to leave the hard work or responsibility to others, Ikeda indicates the importance of discovering the individual mission that only we can fulfill.
€6,00
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Esperia Prayer and action
Ikeda dialogues with young people on the topic of prayer and action. What power is released from the recitation of daimoku? Is it really true that if we direct our prayers to the Gohonzon they are fulfilled? Why does an organization like the Soka Gakkai exist? Daisaku Ikeda answers these questions posed by some young people with concrete examples that are immediately understandable. His words help readers understand some of the cornerstones of Buddhist faith, in the two aspects of personal practice and commitment aimed at supporting the kosen rufu movement. "President Toda," he says, "used the expression 'absolute faith' to describe the condition in which one experiences that life, in itself, is pure joy. If you progress in faith without ever stopping, you will certainly become capable of experiencing that condition."
€6,00
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Esperia Youth Diary
Ikeda's youthful years traced through his diary. The years between 1949 and 1960 were for Daisaku Ikeda a period of growth and formation alongside his master.During that period the foundations were laid for the subsequent developments of the kosen rufu movement around the world, which took off after Ikeda's appointment as the third president of the Soka Gakkai.In the pages of the Youth Diary we read a firsthand account of those particularly significant years. We come into contact with a young man full of hopes and ideals, in search of the true meaning to be attached to his existence. We see him struggling with the many problems of daily activities and desire to overcome his own limitations and weaknesses. This closeness with the author allows each person to measure himself against the choices to be made in his own life and to develop a more sincere awareness of his own mission.
€29,00
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