Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作, Ikeda Daisaku, 2 January 1928 – 15 November 2023) was a Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and anti-nuclear activist.[2][3][4] He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, the largest of Japan's new religious movements.[5]
Quick facts President of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), Honorary President of Soka Gakkai ...
Daisaku Ikeda |
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 Daisaku Ikeda（May 2010） |
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Assumed office
26 January 1975 |
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Assumed office
24 April 1979 |
| Succeeded by | President of Soka Gakkai
Hiroshi Hojo (北条浩)
Einosuke Akiya
Minoru Harada |
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In office
3 May 1960 – 24 April 1979 |
| Preceded by | Jōsei Toda
Acting President
Takashi Koizumi（小泉隆） |
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| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Hojo (北条浩) |
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| Born | (1928-01-02)2 January 1928
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Died | 15 November 2023(2023-11-15) (aged 95)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Spouse(s) | Kaneko Ikeda (池田香峯子) |
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| Children | - Hiromasa Ikeda (池田博正)
- Takahiro Ikeda (池田尊弘)
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| Parents | - Ichi Ikeda (mother)
- Nenokichi Ikeda (father)
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| Residence | Japan, Tokyo, Shinjuku-Ku, Shinanomachi (信濃町) |
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| Alma mater | Fuji Junior College (present-day Tokyo Fuji University)[1] |
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| Website | daisakuikeda.org |
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Ikeda is the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI).[6][7]
He died on 15 November 2023, at the age of 95.[8]
