Based on 20 years' worth of university lectures and proposals to the United Nations, this book addresses the issue of peace from the Buddhist perspective of compassion, interconnectedness of all life, and absolute respect for human life.

Based on the tenets of the Japanese monk Nichiren, this guide provides insight and advice on injecting Buddhist philosophies into one's relationships and spirituality. Drawing on ancient themes of compassion and happiness, it distills the essence of Buddhist scripture.

Traces the path of Siddhartha Gautama as he walked away from the pleasure palace that had been his home and joined a growing force of wandering monks, ultimately making his way towards enlightenment beneath the bodhi tree, and spending the next 45 years sharing his insights along the banks of the Ganges.

Based on the tenets of the Japanese monk Nichiren, this guide provides insight and advice on injecting Buddhist philosophies into one's relationships and spirituality. Drawing on ancient themes of compassion and happiness, it distills the essence of Buddhist scripture.

Beginning with the introduction of the religion into China, this chronicle depicts the evolution of Buddhism. It investigates the career and achievements of the great Kumarajiva, exploring the famed philosophical treatises that form the core of East Asian Buddhist literature.

Based on the tenets of the Japanese monk, Nichiren, this guide provides insight and advice on injecting Buddhist philosophies into one's relationships and spirituality. Drawing on ancient themes of compassion and happiness, it distills the essence of Buddhist scripture.

'The natural sympathy and understanding of people everywhere must be the soil in which the new humanism can thrive.' For Daisaku Ikeda, whose words these are, education has long been one of the fundamental priorities of his work and teaching.

This stimulating collection, which includes the author's most recent lectures, ranges widely across topics as diverse as art, religion, culture and time, and draws creatively on the sages of ancient India, China and Japan as well as on visionary thinkers from every nation, including Tolstoy, Victor Hugo and Gandhi.

Beginning with the events immediately following the dark days after the death of Shakyamuni and continuing over a period of 1,000 years, this title covers a complex series of events and developments in the history of Buddhism. It covers such topics as the formation of the Buddhist canon and the cultural exchange between the East and West.

This exploration of what it means to be healthy from a physical, mental, and spiritual standpoint discusses Western humanism, Japanese Buddhism, and modern science from three divergent, yet expert, perspectives.

With brief wisdom from the precepts of Nichiren, a 13th-century Buddhist priest, this collection of day-to-day musings is aimed at casual readers and devoted followers alike. Covering a wide span of topics - from life and death to courage and winning - this work is useful for those seeking to find a deeper understanding of this ancient philosophy.

Based on the tenets of the Japanese monk Nichiren, this guide provides insight and advice on injecting Buddhist philosophies into one's relationships and spirituality. Drawing on ancient themes of compassion and happiness, it distills the essence of Buddhist scripture.