Inspired by the Buddhist humanism of our founder, Daisaku Ikeda, we believe learning and dialogue present the surest path to peace.
To have faith in the promise of dialogue is to believe in the promise of humanity.
Daisaku Ikeda
In this section, which features articles, essays, lectures, poems, and interviews, you can experience the cumulative wisdom of the people who have been associated with the Center, and co-investigate the themes that have been explored through our events, dialogues, and projects. Check it out!
This central concept of Daisaku Ikeda’s reveals how the path of positive personal and social change based on Buddhist humanism is essentially an affirming and expansive one. Both of these attributes flow from the Buddhist understanding that no life condition or circumstance is permanent, thus allowing for the emergence of new realities.
