Books and magazines
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Esperia The New Human Revolution Vols. 7/8
Daisaku Ikeda, SGI President, in his autobiographical novel. Volumes VII and VIII cover the events of 1962 and 1963, years of great development both in Japan and abroad for the Soka Gakkai. While this sows seeds of hope in many countries, in South Korea the spread of Nichiren Buddhism triggers severe persecution against Gakkai members. In 1962, the Bay of Pigs crisis exposed the fragile balance of the Cold War, and only Kennedy's steady nerves averted the nightmare of an atomic war. The American president would have liked to meet Shin'ichi Yamamoto, but this meeting, also desired by the Soka Gakkai president, was cancelled due to interference from some Japanese politicians. In 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. The event shook the entire world and left President Yamamoto with the regret of not having been able to converse with him; however, he embraced the determination to carry forward the humanitarian ideals so dear to President Kennedy.
€20,00
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Esperia The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1
The new edition of the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. More than fifteen years after the first Italian edition, a single volume collects the new translation of the writings published so far in eight volumes.
€39,00
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Esperia Let's create a century of humanism
The book explores some concepts of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, with particular emphasis on the importance of respect for the dignity of every human being, compassion, and active commitment to one's own and others' happiness. Through an analysis of the figure of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging and the kosen rufu movement as a whole, Master Ikeda invites us to transform challenges into opportunities, to contribute to building a peaceful and just society, and to cultivate a solid and unshakeable faith. "Nichiren Buddhism exists for the well-being of all people. That is why we should behave like Bodhisattva Never Disparaging, respecting each one of them and wishing for them to shine to their fullest. One's happiness is not built upon the misfortunes of others." Daisaku Ikeda
€10,00
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Esperia The New Human Revolution, vols. 17/18
Daisaku Ikeda, SGI President’s autobiographical novel. 1973-1974: Young President Shin’ichi Yamamoto continues to pour all his energy into the development of the Soka Gakkai, dedicating himself in particular to raising young people both through selected groups and through the educational activities of the Soka schools. His effort is aimed at profoundly changing Japanese society and spreading the wave of a new culture throughout the world; his attention is also directed at the journalists of the Seikyo Shimbun, so that they may more deeply understand the importance of their mission.“When we treat others with sincerity, our true self shines, and we can broaden the circle of our friendships and trust. Buddhism teaches the way of compassion. Consequently, another name for a Buddhist practitioner is a sincere person.”
€20,00
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Esperia The Foundations of Happiness
Selected passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings for young women with commentaries by Daisaku Ikeda.This volume contains one hundred passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings, selected over recent years by the young women of the Soka Gakkai. Each passage is accompanied by a commentary by Daisaku Ikeda – president of the Soka Gakkai International and leader of the Buddhist movement based on Nichiren Daishonin's teachings – related to the topic discussed, thus offering readers clear guidance on how to apply the Daishonin's words in their own lives, as well as further insights by the young women of the Soka Gakkai International Study Department.“If you read and study Nichiren’s writings, you will become wise and develop a truly wonderful heart,” Daisaku Ikeda once told a young woman: this is the spirit that guided the editors in compiling the selection in the book, which, though easy to read, offers a broad vision of Buddhist principles capable of transforming life, becoming a source of inspiration and further study that will endure over time. "Make study your foundation!" This is an eternal guide for young women. Women who possess the bright mirror of Nichiren Buddhism in their hearts cannot be swayed by turbulent times nor defeated by adversity.Daisaku Ikeda
€15,90
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Esperia The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 2
The volume contains 234 gosho, never published in Italy except for some fragments in President Ikeda's guides or lectures, or some excerpts in Buddhism and Society. With the release of this volume, the Italian translation of the Nichiren Daishonin Gosho Zenshu is almost complete (only the Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings and some other transcriptions of Nichiren Daishonin's oral teachings, which are currently being studied and revised in Japan, are missing).This volume contains the last 4 missing treatises (On Reciting the Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra, Choosing the Heart of the Lotus Sutra, Letter to Shimoyama, and Questions and Answers on the Object of Worship) which, together with the 6 published in Volume 1 (On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land, The Opening of the Eyes, The Object of Worship for Observing the Mind, On Repaying Debts of Gratitude, and On the Four Stages of Faith and the Five Stages of Practice), constitute the ten major works of Nichiren Daishonin, as designated by his successor Nikko Shonin.This second volume also contains many other important works, for example: a series of writings in which Nichiren elaborates in detail on the principle of three thousand realms in a single moment of life (Jap. ichinen sanzen), and other famous writings, such as On Protecting the Country, The Unanimous Declaration of the Buddhas of the Three Existences on the Classification of the Teachings and Which of These Should Be Abandoned and Which Should Be Adopted, and The Oral Transmission Regarding the Enlightenment of Plants. The volume also contains various diagrams and charts that the Daishonin used to instruct his disciples on various Buddhist teachings and an inexhaustible series of insights and answers to every possible doubt or question from practitioners of all eras. The translation was done from the English edition, which, in addition to being the official SGI edition, is also currently the most updated.
€39,00
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Esperia Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
This edition contains the most up-to-date translations of a selection of 45 writings by Nichiren Daishonin, chosen from among the most well-known and beloved. Millions of people have illuminated their lives by studying these texts. For a better understanding of the texts, a glossary of terms related to Buddhist doctrine has been added. A book that can be carried anywhere, also suitable for those approaching Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. Texts included in the volume: Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering The Tatsunokuchi Persecution Lessening One's Karmic Retribution The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life The Treasure Tower Letter from Sado Delusions and Desires Are Enlightenment The True Aspect of All Phenomena The Practice of the Buddha's Teachings On the Buddha's Prophecy Reply to Kyo'o The Swords of Good and Evil The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith Letter to the Brothers Winter Always Turns into Spring Many in Body, One in Mind The Dikes of Faith Curing Karmic Illnesses The Three Obstacles and Four Devils Happiness in This World The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood The Fourteen Slanders The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra The Eight Winds Admonition against Attachment to One's Fief The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon The Three Kinds of Treasure Letter to Misawa The Two Kinds of Faith Invisible Virtue and Visible Reward Flowers and Fruits The One Essential Phrase The Receipt of New Fiefs General Stone Tiger Extending One's Life Letter to Jakunichi-bo The Persecutions That Befall the Sage The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra The Dragon Gate Letter to Niiike The Person and the Law Great Evil and Great Good The Offering of Rice New Year's Gosho
€14,00
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 15/16
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, SGI president. The early seventies were decisive for the development of the Soka Gakkai in Japan and worldwide. Shin’ichi Yamamoto intensified his activities abroad, aimed at making Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhist teachings and the humanistic philosophy behind them known. The Soka Gakkai president began an in-depth dialogue with one of the greatest historians of the 20th century, the British Arnold Toynbee. For the first time in history, the doctrine of Nichiren Buddhism could be compared with the insights and profound vision of civilization of an eminent Western thinker. A dialogue that would assume enormous relevance in the years to come. In the same period, the Soka Gakkai, with the moral and economic contribution of eight million believers from all over the world, undertook and completed the grandiose project of building the Sho Hondo, the Great Sanctuary of the Original Teaching, whose construction Nichiren had entrusted to his disciples. Once completed, the temple would be admired as one of the main works of religious architecture of the 20th century. In the concluding part of Volume XVI, the author also describes the events that led to the destruction of the Sho Hondo by order of Patriarch Nikken and the Nichiren Shoshu clergy.
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 25/26
The autobiographical novel by Daisaku Ikeda, president of the SGI. Starting from early 1977, Shin’ichi Yamamoto embarks on a series of journeys to various prefectures across Japan: in each location, meetings with local leaders become an opportunity to offer guidance and advice on various aspects of activities, such as unity and the attitude of leaders, but also practical instructions on topics like how to organize meetings, how to moderate during gatherings, or how to transmit communications. In September of the same year, in the village of Atsuta, Josei Toda's hometown, the Memorial Park dedicated to him is inaugurated, the first cemetery built by the Soka Gakkai. President Yamamoto attends the inauguration and expounds on the profound view of life and death in Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. 1978, the "Year of Study," is marked by a change in the Soka Gakkai's organizational structure: from the "vertical" system, where each member belonged to the district of the person who introduced them to Buddhism, to the new structure centered on chapters and based on geographical area, with the aim of allowing people to take root in their local community and engage in Buddhist dialogue with people in their community. Furthermore, that year Shin'ichi commits to paving the way for the study of Buddhism as a driving force for kosen rufu, giving a strong impetus to the Gakkai's study activities.
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Esperia Personality and Character
Ikeda dialogues with young people on the theme of personality and character. Youth is the phase of life where the roots of personality and character are formed, and where one questions who they truly are. It is the time when doubts arise about one's abilities, tendencies, and characteristics. It is in youth that one begins to realize their strengths and weaknesses. Dialogue with a mentor serves to clear the mind of doubts, to understand one's intrinsic qualities, to comprehend how to build inner strength, and to begin charting the course of life. This is certainly the intention of Daisaku Ikeda, a mentor to many young people: «What dreams do you hold in your heart? What hopes? A life full of hope is strong. Hope is the most powerful weapon.»
€6,00
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Esperia The New Human Revolution Vol. 27
1978, designated as the "Year of Study," saw Shin'ichi Yamamoto undertaking a series of trips to various prefectures and regions across Japan, events described in this volume. In meeting with members and leaders, Shin'ichi seized every opportunity to offer them warm encouragement and guidance, pouring his entire being into these interactions without reservation. During these encounters, sometimes informal, Shin'ichi reiterated the fundamental principles underpinning the Soka Gakkai, such as the importance of personal encouragement and the meaning and function of discussion meetings. He also made an effort to visit the pioneers in those areas, whose homes had served for years as operational bases for local activities, to thank them personally.Moreover, on April 9, 1978, the Soka Elementary School in Tokyo was inaugurated: Shin'ichi Yamamoto thus saw the realization of a goal, so dear to his mentor Toda and to the first president of the Soka Gakkai, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, of completing an entire Soka school system, from kindergarten to post-graduate specialization, based on Makiguchi's educational ideals. For Shin'ichi, it was also the concretization of his commitment to fostering capable individuals, based on the conviction that young people are the leaders of the future.
€20,00
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Esperia Towards a century of health
Daisaku Ikeda addresses the topic of health from a Buddhist perspective, sharing some important passages from Nichiren's writings. In the five lessons presented in this volume, taken from the series "Buddhism of the Sun," SGI President Daisaku Ikeda addresses the topic of health, sharing important passages from Nichiren Daishonin's writings from various perspectives. The author, starting from every person's desire to be healthy and live a long life, shows how the compassionate light of Buddhism can illuminate the darkness stemming from the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death, and offer humanity the ability not to view illness with aversion but to consider it an integral part of the precious experience of being alive, an indispensable step on the journey toward happiness and the attainment of Buddhahood in this existence. In his lesson, Ikeda also clarifies that medical science and faith in Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism are in no way contradictory. Because we embrace the great teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, there are no karmic sufferings that we cannot overcome. There is no need to worry or fear illness; what matters is our attitude, the way we face it. Daisaku Ikeda When we consider illness as one of the sufferings inherent in life, we can appreciate the true richness of the experience of living. Buddhism considers illness an innate part of life. When we fall ill, we understand how important and precious it is to be healthy, and we appreciate our life and our mission more. Furthermore, facing illness with strong faith and tenacious prayer, thereby developing a vast life-condition, instills courage and hope in those around us. In this way, illness becomes our mission. Daisaku Ikeda
€7,90
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