Books and magazines
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Esperia edizioni Buddhism in China
This volume, the third in the series on the history of Buddhism published by Soka Gakkai, describes the fascinating transformation of Buddhism into a world religion through its spread from India, the Buddha's homeland, to China and beyond.The author Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai International, vividly narrates the stories of the merchants and monks who first brought Buddhism to China along the Silk Road, as well as the lives of Chinese Buddhist masters of that time, the development of various Buddhist schools - especially the Tiantai school, which later exerted great influence in Japan - and the subsequent decline of Buddhism in China after the harsh persecutions it suffered in the 10th century.In the text, the wisdom and vision of key figures such as the great translator Kumarajiva and the Buddhist master Tiantai Zhiyi are highlighted, and in this way the author offers significant reflections on the role of Buddhism in Chinese society and, by extension, in its entirety, and charts the course that religion should follow to meet the needs of the times, then as now.
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Esperia Youth and Nichiren Daishonin's Writings
Daisaku Ikeda's encouragements to young people, based on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. "We live in times of rapid change, which require the active participation of young people, with the courage, vitality and foresight that characterise them. The time has come to step forward and take responsibility for our magnificent movement for the realization of worldwide kosen rufu." These are the words with which the series of dialogues that SGI President Daisaku Ikeda held with youth division leaders, thinking about the development of the kosen rufu movement, begins. Various salient passages from Nichiren Daishonin's writings are examined, highlighting the aspects that refer to the fundamentals of Buddhist teaching and emphasizing their relevance to contemporary reality.
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Esperia The Power of Hope
A great geographical and cultural distance separates Japan from Argentina. However, Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai International, and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, have managed to build a deep friendship, based on common affinities and values, in defense of human rights without borders or discrimination. Ikeda and Pérez Esquivel engage in a dialogue on topics such as solidarity, the wisdom of peoples and women, resistance to totalitarianism, the search for effective action, and the valuing of diverse cultures, with the aim of finding a path to peace. Through words and examples from their lives, the authors seek to convey to young people the value of energetic and passionate commitment to peace, hope, and justice for their peoples and for all the peoples of the Earth.
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Esperia A New Humanism
A collection of lectures by D. Ikeda at renowned universities around the world.This volume collects the lectures that Daisaku Ikeda delivered at important universities worldwide from 1975 to 1995: fragments of Buddhist wisdom that propose a more humane society, one that values the individual and their infinite potential in a world without borders. Always striving to grasp the commonalities between different cultures while simultaneously extolling the unique characteristics of each people, the author seeks to create bonds, bridges of friendship and understanding in a constant effort to overcome the distrust that divides the West from the East, one nation from another. He does not do so by insisting on his own position, but by exploring the legacy bequeathed to humanity by great thinkers. Borrowing the words of figures such as Tolstoy, Gandhi, Leonardo da Vinci, Pascal, or the sages of ancient China, Ikeda is able to speak the same language as the most disparate listeners, a language common to the human heart.
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Esperia The World of the Gosho
Daisaku Ikeda addresses the themes expressed in Nichiren's writings. Throughout his life, Nichiren Daishonin wrote several treatises and numerous letters addressed to his disciples, which express his deep conviction to fulfill the Buddha's mandate, that is, to spread peace in the world through the realization of happiness for every living being. Ikeda and the leaders of the Soka Gakkai Study Department address the themes expressed in Nichiren's writings, clarifying the essential concepts for realizing the Buddha life-state in today's world. Finally collected in a single volume, these dialogues are an essential work for understanding Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism.
€29,00
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Esperia Thirty Gosho for the Ikeda Kayo-kai
A collection of thirty Gosho selected by D. Ikeda for young women. The Thirty Gosho: Attaining Buddhahood in This LifetimeLetter from SadoThe Supremacy of the LawOn Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the LandThe Opening of the EyesThe Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period after the Thus Come One's DemiseThe Selection of the TimeOn Repaying Debts of GratitudeThe Practice of the Buddha's TeachingsOn the Buddha's ProphecyThe Actions of the Votary of the Lotus SutraProlonging LifeLightening the Karmic RetributionThe Essentials for Attaining BuddhahoodLetter to the BrothersReply to Kyo'oThe Three Kinds of TreasureThe Persecutions Incurred by the SageThe Strategy of the Lotus SutraThe Real Aspect of the GohonzonWinter Always Turns to SpringThe Treasure TowerThe Drum at the Gate of ThunderThe Heritage of the Ultimate Law of LifeThe True Aspect of All PhenomenaMany in Body, One in MindThe Kalpa of DecreaseHell Is the Land of Tranquil LightThe Dragon GateThe Confirmation of the Lotus Sutra
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Esperia Protagonists of the New Era
Daisaku Ikeda's Guidance for Future Division Girls and Boys.
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IBISG 951 New Renaissance - APRIL 2026
The first publication of the Italian Soka Gakkai Buddhist Institute, founded in February 1982, will have a new print version of 44 pages (compared to the current 32 of NR Selezione) and will adopt the current format of Buddhism and Society. It will therefore be a totally renewed magazine, with a greater number of pages and variety of content. It will be published every month and will present everything necessary to deepen faith, practice and the study of Buddhism, and to carry out Soka Gakkai activities. The lesson for the monthly study, until now in Buddhism and Society, will also be published in Il Nuovo Rinascimento. As Daisaku Ikeda writes: "Our magazines have the role of transforming despair into hope, pain into joy, the sense of powerlessness into courage, to move from 'a life in which one cries for one's karma' to 'a life in which one lives to fulfill one's mission' by revitalizing oneself and others."
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IBISG 950 New Renaissance with B&S insert - MARCH 2026
NEW EDITORIAL PROJECT Il Nuovo Rinascimento, 44 pages, monthly, ilnuovorinascimento.orgBuddismo e Società, 36 pages, bimonthly, buddismoesocieta.org The first publication of the Italian Buddhist Institute Soka Gakkai, founded in February 1982, will have a new print version of 44 pages (compared to the current 32 of NR Selezione) and will adopt the current format of Buddismo e società. It will therefore be a totally revamped magazine, with a greater number of pages and variety of content, it will be published every month and will present everything necessary to deepen faith, practice and study of Buddhism, and to carry out the activities of the Soka Gakkai. The lesson for the monthly study, until now in Buddismo e società, will also be published in Il Nuovo Rinascimento In 2026, its fortieth anniversary will be celebrated, in its print version it will be 36 pages and will be published every two months. Its specials, interviews and columns will thus be able to be increasingly accurate and entirely dedicated to exploring social and cultural themes in the light of Buddhism, aiming to spread a humanistic and hopeful vision in society. At the same time, it will be an even more effective tool to present 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 have the role of transforming despair into hope, pain into joy, a sense of powerlessness into courage, to move from 'a life in which one cries for one's karma' to 'a life in which one lives to fulfill one's mission' by revitalizing oneself and others."
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