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The Toda Institute honors the life and work of Josei Toda, the second president of Soka Gakkai (The Society for Value Creation). A lay Buddhist organization, the society was established in 1930 by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi. Makiguchi was a Japanese educator and philosopher who, because of his pacifist beliefs, was imprisoned during the Second World War. He died in prison. Josei Toda was a staunch anti-militarist whose uncompromising declaration against nuclear weapons in 1957 became and remains the driving force for peace, justice, and education in the Soka Gakkai international movement. The Institute works towards what Toda called "global citizenship." It was founded by Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai International, on February 11, 1996 , the 96th anniversary of Toda's birth. Ikeda is a prolific author, poet and philosopher whose dialogues with world leaders and annual peace proposals have received international recognition. At the time of inauguration,
The Toda Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to the pursuit of peace through peaceful means and a complete abolition of war. In cooperation with other peace organizations that resist injustice and resolve conflict, the Institute aims to maximize the efforts of people of peace of all colors and creeds everywhere.
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- TodaInstitutefor Global Peace and Policy Research
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- Honolulu HI
- United States 96814
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