Updates

During the second Indigo Talk of 2023, Cynthia Dillard of Seattle University drew upon Daisaku Ikeda's 1993 Harvard lecture, "Mahayana Buddism and 21st Century Civilization," as well as her own experience, to explore a new vision of hope and joy in life and death.

Join us for our upcoming virtual Indigo Talk featuring a lecture by renowned scholar and award-winning author Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard of Seattle University.

We were saddened to learn of the recent death of peace education and feminist studies pioneer Betty Reardon, who was a valued friend of the Ikeda Center. Learn more about her contributions to our work as well as the field as whole here.

Inspired by Daisaku Ikeda’s lifelong commitment to literature as a core aspect of his peacebuilding ethos, the Ikeda Center celebrated its 30th anniversary with a dialogue event devoted to that very topic. Read about the 19th annual Ikeda Forum here.

In commemoration of the Ikeda Center's 30th anniversary, on September 16 we will host our annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue examining the role of literature in fostering inner transformation and peace, especially in these increasingly divisive times.  As the 19th event in the series, this year's forum will feature a dialogue with renowned scholars exploring Daisaku Ikeda’s engagement with literature as an indispensable tool to actualizing our personal and social potential for peace and wellbeing. Read more about our incredible panelists. 

What does it take to restore our humanity? This simple but ambitious question served as the focus for the fourth Dialogue Nights of 2023, held on August 4th.

For this of the iteration seminar, which was held on June 16 and 30, 2023, as part of the Center’s 30th anniversary year slate of events, participants engaged with the central ideas in Mr. Ikeda’s 1993 Harvard lecture, “Mahayana Buddhism and 21st Century Civilization.” 

The Ikeda Center’s 30th anniversary year calendar of events continued on June 15, 2023, with the third Indigo Talk, this time featuring Zeena Zakharia, Assistant Professor of International Education Policy at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Meeting a core challenge put forth in Daisaku Ikeda’s 1993 Harvard lecture, "Mahayana Buddhism and 21st Century Civilization," the third Dialogue Nights explored the topic “What Can Death Teach Us About Life? A Conversation.”