Center founder Daisaku Ikeda has just released the English translation of his 2019 Peace Proposal, "Toward a New Era of Peace and Disarmament: A People-Centered Approach." As with previous proposals, it combines thematic philosophical framing with specific policy proposals and action steps. In other words, how we see the world impacts how we act in it. Click through for more!
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A steadfast commitment to dialogue is first among our core convictions.
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Our signature event is the annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue.
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Members of our community offer perspectives on our core values.
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You can read about all Ikeda Center events at our Themes page.
Building Cultures of Peace Through Learning and Dialogue
Founded in 1993 by Buddhist philosopher, peacebuilder, and educator Daisaku Ikeda, the Ikeda Center's mission is to build cultures of peace through learning and dialogue. To that end, we host events, publish books, and produce original resources for our website. Upon our founding, Mr. Ikeda presented us with these mottos: "Be the heart of a network of global citizens. Be a bridge for dialogue between civilizations. Be a beacon lighting the way to a century of life."
Founding Lecture
Our founding lecture is called “Mahayana Buddhism and 21st Century Civilization.”
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The Ikeda Center
Learn about the history, mission, vision, values, and people that shape our work.
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Thinkers & Themes
Encounter essays, interviews, lectures, and articles on diverse facets of our work.
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What's New?
We have created a great way for you to engage with some of the core ideas animating our new multi-author volume, "Peacebuilding Through Dialogue." In a new section of our website, you will find substantial excerpts from each of the book's thirteen chapters, as well as from editor Peter Stearns's Introduction and Conclusion and Daisaku Ikeda's Foreword. Click through to view!
To be able to overcome failure, often one must transform one's view of what failure is. Is it really something to be feared? Are the consequences of failure as dire as we frequently imagine they will be? What is the relationship between success and failure? Click through to learn how participants answered these questions at our January 25th Dialogue Nights.
Our first Dialogue Nights of 2019, and our tenth overall, featured the theme "Failing Forward: Making Your 2019 Resolutions Stick." More than 50 Boston-area university students and young professionals to engage in activities and dialogues aimed at deconstructing the fear of failure that pervades society. Click through to view a photo gallery.
Once again, we are holding a winter book sale during which all of our Dialogue Path Press (DPP) titles are available for five dollars off of the already low price of $12.95 per book (plus shipping and handling). DPP titles feature Center founder Daisaku Ikeda engaging in dialogue with diverse scholars and thought leaders on topics relating to peacebuilding, value creation, and global ethics. Click through to learn more, or go straight to our Book & Publications section to purchase!
Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue
396 Harvard Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 491.1090 Fax: (617) 491.1169