Books

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Books

A Dialogue Between East and West
£12.50
Ricardo Diez-Hochleitner & Daisaku Ikeda
Looking to a Human Revolution. A dialogue between leading educationalist, political thinker and economist Ricardo Diez-Hochleitner and Daisaku Ikeda, President of Soka Gakkai International, offering an inspiring and hopeful vision for the future.
A New Humanism
£22.00
Daisaku Ikeda
University addresses of Daisaku Ikeda (hardback edition)
A Passage to Peace
£12.50
Nur Yalman and Daisaku Ikeda
Global Solutions from East and West. A dialogue between distinguished social anthropologist Nur Yalman and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda touching on inter-religious dialogue, education, the environment and ... common aspects of humanity ...
A Piece of Mirror and Other Essays - Daisaku Ikeda
£7.00
Twenty two short essays written by the President of the Soka Gakkai International, Daisaku Ikeda. First published in the Phillipines weekly magazine Mirror Weekly in 1998/9
A Quest for Global Peace
£12.50
Rotblat and Ikeda
Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat. A series of dialogues between two leading ethical thinkers - physicist Sir Joseph Rotblat and President of the Soka Gakkai International Daisaku Ikeda
A Youthful Diary - Daisaku Ikeda
£11.50
One man’s journey from the beginning of faith to worldwide leadership for peace.
Basics of Buddhism - Pat Allwright
£5.00
Pat Allwright
Clear and concise introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin; including key principles and how to practise.
Buddhism Day By Day: Wisdom for Modern Life
£12.50
Daisaku Ikeda
Buddhism Day by Day presents the thoughts of Daisaku Ikeda, president of the SGI, and selections from Nichiren and The Lotus Sutra. Together, these short passages give a glimpse into Nichiren Buddhism and can help make each day a victory.
Buddhism in a New Light
£4.50
Shin Yatomi
A collection of eighteen essays by SGI-USA Study Department Leader Shin Yatomi that illuminate our Buddhist practice and encourage us to develop an authentically Buddhist sense of peace and justice.
Chanting in the Hillsides
£11.50
Jeaneane and Merv Fowler
The Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin in Wales and the Borders. This book examines the history of the Soka Gakkai in two areas of Wales and draws on original research gleaned from the members themselves.
Choose Hope - Dialogue Daisaku Ikeda/David Kreiger
£17.50
David Kreiger and Daisaku Ikeda
Your Role in Waging Peace in the Nuclear Age – A dialogue between Daisaku Ikeda and David Kreiger, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Daily Wisdom (Perpetual Calendar) English/Japanese Gosho Quotes
£15.00
Perpetual Calendar English/Japanese – Daily quotes from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Daisaku Ikeda
£11.50
Olivier Urbain
Dialogue, Transformation and Global Citizenship. Who is Daisaku Ikeda? This question is explored by Olivier Urbain - Director of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research.
Echoes and Reflections Series - A Lifelong Quest for Peace
£20.00
Linus Pauling and Daisaku Ikeda
A dialogue between Linus Pauling, scientist and campaigner against the perils of nuclear conflict, and Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai.
Echoes and Reflections Series - Before It Is Too Late
£20.00
Aurelio Peccei and Daisaku Ikeda
A dialogue between Aurelio Peccei, founder of The Club of Rome, and Daisaku Ikeda, President of Soka Gakkai.
Echoes and Reflections Series - Choose Life
£20.00
Arnold Toynbee and Daisaku Ikeda
Echoes and Reflections series brings together twelve classic dialogues between Daisaku Ikeda and a distinguished roll-call of philosophers and thinkers. Choose Life - a dialogue between Arnold Toynbee and Daisaku Ikeda.
Echoes and Reflections Series - Dawn After Dark
£20.00
Rene Huyghe and Daisaku Ikeda
Echoes and Reflections series brings together twelve classic dialogues between Daisaku Ikeda and a distinguished roll-call of philosophers and thinkers. Dawn After Dark - a dialogue between Rene Huyghe and Daisaku Ikeda
Echoes and Reflections Series - Human Rights in the Twenty-first Century
£20.00
Austregesilo de Athayde and Daisaku Ikeda
A dialogue - between Austregesilo de Athayde, late President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and champion of human rights in South America, and Daisaku Ikeda, President of Soka Gakkai International.
Echoes and Reflections Series - Ode To The Grand Spirit
£20.00
Chingiz Aitmatov and Daisaku Ikeda
A Dialogue - between Kyrgyz writer and novelist Chingiz Aitmatov and Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda. Profound reflections on various themes - the process of litary creation, spiritual growth, war and conflict, the environment and the essence of humanity.
Echoes and Reflections Series - Search for a New Humanity
£20.00
Josef Derbolav and Daisaku Ikeda
Echoes and Reflections series brings together twelve classic dialogues between Daisaku Ikeda and a distinguished roll-call of philosophers and thinkers. Search for a New Humanity - a dialogue between Josef Derbolav and Daisaku Ikeda
Embracing Compassion: A Revolution in Leadership Vol.1
£4.50
Daisaku Ikeda
A collection of SGI President Ikeda\'s speeches at top leaders conference held annually for the last several years (vol 1 - 2001,2002)
Embracing Compassion: A Revolution in Leadership Vol.2
£4.50
Daisaku Ikeda
A collection of SGI President Ikeda\'s speeches at top leaders conference held annually for the last several years (vol 2 - 2004, 2005)
Encountering the Dharma
£13.50
Richard Hughes Seager
Daisaku Ikeda, Soka Gakkai, and the Globalization of Buddhist Humanism. Associate Professor of Religion at Hamilton College, USA. In this deeply personal book Professor Seager travels to Japan in search of the spirit of the Soka Gakkai.
Faith Into Action - Daisaku Ikeda
£11.50
Thoughts on selected topics. This book provides fully indexed, easy-to-access excerpts from Daisaku Ikeda’s works. Categories include Life, Faith and Practise, Leadership, the SGI and Peace, Culture and Education
For the Sake of Peace - Seven Paths to Global Harmony - Daisaku Ikeda
£12.50
Seven Paths to Global Harmony - A Buddhist Perspective. Based on President Ikeda’s annual peace proposals to the UN
Global Civilization  - A Buddhist-Islamic Dialogue
£12.50
Daisaku Ikeda & Majid Tehranian
Based on a series of conversations between two global peace advocates. It covers the encounters between Buddhist and Islamic civilizations from the seventh century to the present.
Humanism and the Art of Medicine - New Century of Health
Out of Stock £12.50
A compilation of conversations between SGI President Ikeda and Soka Gakkai Doctors’ Division Leaders Dr. Shuhei Morita and Dr. Hiroyuki Toyofuku
Ikeda Sensei , The Triumph of Mentor-Disciple Spirit
£12.50
N Radhakrishnan
The present volume contains reflections, on the mentor-disciple relationship and on selected writings, speeches and dialogues of President Ikeda, by one of the most accomplished Gandhian scholars and peace activists, Dr. N. Radhakrishnan.
Kaneko
£8.50
Kaneko Ikeda
A conversation with Keneko Ikeda. For the first time in a book, Kaneko Ikeda reminisces about her life and accomplishments as the mother of three sons and the wife of Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International.
Learning from the Gosho: The Eternal Teachings of Nichiren Daishonin
£4.50
Contains a series of study lectures by Daisaku Ikeda on 12 selected gosho, including \'Gift of an Unlined Robe\', \'The Izu Exile and \'The One Essential Phrase\'.
Lecture Series - On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
£4.00
Daisaku Ikeda
SGI-UK President Ikeda\'s Study lecture series
Lecture Series - The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
£6.00
Daisaku Ikeda
SGI-UK President Ikeda\'s study lecture series
Lecture Series - The Opening of the Eyes
£7.50
Daisaku Ikeda
SGI President Ikeda\'s Study Lecture Series
Lectures on the Expedient Means & Life Span Chapters of the Lotus Sutra
£3.50
Daisaku Ikeda
Translation and explanation of these chapters from the Lotus Sutra (includes passages recited in Gongyo). Vol.1- Prelimary Thoughts and Expedient Means Chapter. Vol.2-Life Span Chapter O/S, prose section. Vol.3-Life Span Chapter O/S

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Moral Lessons of the Twentieth Century
£12.50
Gorbachev and Ikeda
Dialogue between Mikhail Gorbachev and Daisaku Ikeda on Buddhism and Communism.
My Path of Youth
£8.50
Hiromasa Ikeda
..if I were to distill my thoughts about this book into one statement, I would say that my intention has been to write, for the sake of future generations, about my first-hand observations and impressions of my father.
On Being Human - Daisaku Ikeda, René Simard & Guy Bourgeault
£11.50
Daisaku Ikeda, Rene Simard & Guy Bourgeault
Where Ethics, Medicine and Spirituality Converge. “This book deals with health, disease, politics and education focusing on the problems of cancer and aids.”
Planetary Citizenship - Hazel Henderson & Daisaku Ikeda
£17.50
Hazel Henderson and Daisaku Ikeda
Your Values, Beliefs and Actions Can Shape a Sustainable World
SGI President Ikeda in Europe - Vol. 1
£6.00
Daisaku Ikeda
Study Material: Six extracts from The New Human Revolution - including Rissho Ankoku & Great Light, Trailblazing, Joy, Treasure Land, Long Journey, Early Spring.
SGI President Ikeda in Europe - Vol. 2
£6.00
Daisaku Ikeda
Study Material: Seven extracts from The New Human Revolution - including Brilliant Light, A New Course, Fresh Hope, Dance of Life, Soka University, Dialogue, Citadel of the People
SGI President Ikeda in Europe - Volume 3
£6.00
Daisaku Ikeda
Extract from The New Human Revolution including Bridge Building and Ties of Trust, People\'s diplomacy and Jewelled Crown
Space and Eternal Life - Dialogue between C. Wickramasinghe & D Ikeda
£10.00
N. C. Wickramasinghe and Daisaku Ikeda
A dialogue between Chandra Wickramasinghe, an eminent astronomer, and Daisaku Ikeda. This book probes some of the deepest aspects of our existence.
The Buddha in Daily Life - R G Causton
£8.00
RG Causton
An introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin.
The Buddha in Your Mirror - SGI-USA
£12.50
Woody Hochswender, Greg Martin, Ted Morino
Practical Buddhism and the search for self (SGI-USA)
The Human Revolution
£5.00
Daisaku Ikeda
A novel by Daisaku Ikeda recording the ‘life and spirit’ of his mentor Josei Toda and the founding of the Soka Gakkai.

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The Lotus Sutra & Its Opening and Closing Sutras
£17.50
Translation by Burton Watson from Kumarajiva’s Chinese version. The entire text of the Lotus Sutra, which forms the basis of the daily practice of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism - including the opening and closing sutras.
The New Human Revolution - SGI-USA Edition
£9.00
Daisaku Ikeda
A novel by Daisaku Ikeda continuing the story of the Soka Gakkai following the death of Josei Toda. A record of the path his disciples, who inherited his legacy, have followed.

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The Persistence of Religion
£12.50
Harvey G. Cox and Daisaku Ikeda
Comparative Perspectives on Modern Spirituality. Two leading commentators on religion (Christianity and Buddhism) address the continuing appeal of spirituality to people eager to explore fundamental questions of meaning and identity.
The Quotable Nichiren: words for daily living
£11.00
Nichiren Daishonin
Easy to use reference containing more than 700 favourite passages taken from Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings covering over 80 topics.
The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings
£16.00
Translation by Burton Watson of the Orally Transmitted Teachings - the Ongi kuden, which embodies comments on the Lotus Sutra by Nichiren.
The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism - George J Tanabe, Jr
£25.00
Edited by George J Tanabe Jr. With more than 2,700 entries, including cross references, this dictionary provides comprehensive definitions for a vast array of terms, concepts, historical figures, scriptures, commentaries and texts.
The Soka Gakkai History of Buddhism Series - The Flower of Chinese Buddhism
£12.50
Daisaku Ikeda
Translated by Burton Watson. The story of the transformation of Buddhism into a world religion as it traveled from India, the land of the Buddha\'s birth, to China and beyond.
The Soka Gakkai History of Buddhism Series - The Living Buddha - An Interpretive Biography
£12.50
Daisaku Ikeda
Translated by Burton Watson. Daisaku Ikeda\'s image of Shakyamuni grows out of his own living experience as a Buddhist and as a man of action.
The Soka Gakkai History of Buddhism Series -Buddhism The First Millennium
£12.50
Daisaku Ikeda
Translated by Burton Watson. Daisaku Ikeda pieces together the fabric of events from the distant past with insightful conjecture to bring to the surface the basic pattern of how and why Buddhism came to be a major world religion.
The Untold History of the Fujii School - SGI-USA Study Department
£8.50
SGI-USA Study Department
The True Story of Nichiren Shoshu.
The Way of Youth - Daisaku Ikeda
£12.50
Forward by Duncan Sheik.
The Wisdom of The Lotus Sutra - Daisaku Ikeda  Vol 1
£8.50
Volume one is an examination of the first two chapters of the Lotus Sutra by President Ikeda and Soka Gakkai Study Department leaders Katsuji Saito, Takanori Endo and Haruo Suda.
The Wisdom of The Lotus Sutra - Daisaku Ikeda  Vol 2
£8.50
Volume two examines Chapters three to ten of the Lotus Sutra
The Wisdom of The Lotus Sutra - Daisaku Ikeda  Vol 3
£8.50
Volume three examines chapters eleven to fifteen of the Lotus Sutra
The Wisdom of The Lotus Sutra - Daisaku Ikeda  Vol 4
£8.50
Volume four examines chapter sixteen of the Lotus Sutra.
The Wisdom of The Lotus Sutra - Daisaku Ikeda  Vol 5
£8.50
Volume five examines chapters seventeen to twenty two of the Lotus Sutra.
The Wisdom of The Lotus Sutra - Daisaku Ikeda  Vol 6
£8.50
Volume six examines chapters twenty three to twenty eight of the Lotus Sutra.
The World of Nichiren Daishonin
£4.00
Ikeda, Saito, Morinaka.
A Discussion on Humanistic Religion between Daisaku Ikeda, Katsuji Saito and Masaaki Morinaka of the SGI. In four volumes - £4.00 each.

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The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Vol 1
£25.00
Volume 1 (of 2) A collection of 172 of Nichiren Daishonin’s writings translated into English. Including background material and information on each of the letters and treatises. Also contains detailed appendices and glossary.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Vol 2
£25.00
Volume 2 (of 2) A collection of a further 233 of Nichiren Daishonin\'s writings translated into English. Including background information on each. Also contains detailed appendices and glossary.
Unforgettable Friends
£12.50
Daisaku Ikeda
Recollections of meetings with unforgettable people from around the world. Daisaku Ikeda has travelled to more than 50 countries to promote peace, meeting with political and intellectual leaders to discuss the challenges facing humanity.
Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death - Daisaku Ikeda
£11.50
Unlocking the Mysteries...(and Everything in Between)
Wonderful Encounters - Daisaku Ikeda
£10.50
Recollections of Meetings with Unforgettable People from Around the World

Booklets

An Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism
£1.00
A5 Introductory booklet
AoL - An Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism & SGI
£3.00
Art of Living Magazine Introductory Issue
AoL - From a Century of War to a Century of Peace
£3.00
Art of Living Magazine Special Issue - Nov 09
Florence Nightingale - In Tribute to the Century of Women
£2.50
Daisaku Ikeda
Founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale has forged a towering legacy of love for humanity that continues to inspire generations to come. SGI President Daisaku Ikeda shares insights that provide valuable lessons for people in today\'s world.
Gandhi - A discussion on the Struggle for Human Rights
£2.50
Daisaku Ikeda
A compilation of the conversation between SGI President Daisaku Ikeda and the youth representatives of the Soka Gakkai, Japan, focusing on the spirit behind Mahatma Gandhi\'s struggle for human rights . . . .
Study Material Grade 1
£1.00
SGI-UK study material for Grade 1 2010 exam.
Study Material Grade 2
£1.50
SGI-UK study material for Grade 2 2010 exam.
The Winning  Life - SGI-USA
£1.50
World Tribune Press. An SGI-USA publication offering an introduction to Buddhist practice.

Children Books

My First Book of Buddhist Treasures - Gems from Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings
£7.50
Treasure Tower Press
Gems from Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings.
My First Buddhist Alphabet
£7.50
My First Buddhist Alphabet looks at 26 Buddhist concepts with illustrations. For ages 3-7
Shijo Kingo  (Ages 5 - 8)
£7.50
An introduction to the life of Shijo Kingo, an important disciple of Nichiren Daishonin. Original story by Hiroyuki Okura, retold by Natalie Bates with illustration by Takeyuki Ishii.
The Birds Who Suffer From the Cold (Ages 5-8)
£7.50
The story of two silly birds who fritter away the warm sunshine hours and pay the price when the night turns freezing cold. Original story by Hiroyuki Okura, retold by Natalie Bates and illustrations by Eigoro Futamata.
The Tiger and the General (Ages 5-8)
£7.50
Chinese folktale of General Li Kuang. Original story by Tadanao Miyazaki, retold by Natalie Bates with illustrations by Koji Yasui.

Gongyo Books

Gongyo Book - large (new edition)
£2.50
The Liturgy of Nichiren Buddhism. Including an introduction, an explanation of gongyo and the silent prayers, together with an english translation of the excerpts from the Lotus Sutra recited during gongyo - for colours see small gongyo books (pink o/s)

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Gongyo Book - small (new edition)
£1.00
The Liturgy of Nichiren Buddhism. Including an introduction, an explanation of gongyo and the silent prayers, together with an english translation of the excerpts from the Lotus Sutra recited during gongyo.

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Gongyo book -
£5.00
This book has been produced for people who find the standard book hard to use. The text is phonetic and is printed on one folded sheet. It can be used like a book or spread out like a map. Easily read colour coding.