Bharat Soka Gakkai
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Bharat Soka Gakkai or BSG[1] is the Indian affiliate of Soka Gakkai International. SGI embraces the fundamental aim of contributing towards peace, culture and education throughout the world by basing on the ideals of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism.
Over 12 million SGI members in 190 countries and territories are engaged in their ‘Human Revolution’, drawing inspiration from the humanistic life philosophy of the Japanese Buddhist sage, Nichiren Daishonin (1222-1282).
At the core of the SGI’s movement for peace is the ideal of education for global citizenship. Through a wide range of activities, the SGI seeks to foster awareness of the social and environmental responsibilities we all share for the future of our planet. This is education in the broadest sense of the word, and it is not limited to classrooms or to any particular age group.
Established as a registered society in January 1986, and working in consonance with the guiding principles of the SGI, BSG too has sought to create an environment of peace through cultural, educational and community-related activities. What sets these initiatives apart is the humanistic spirit of ‘reaching out’ through ‘heart-to-heart’ dialogue, as practised by the founding president of SGI, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda.