New Horizons in Eastern Humanism - Buddhism, Confucianism and the Quest for Global Peace shakyamuni But for millennia

But for millennia

The essays in this book are an account of President Ikeda’s travels to 17 out of the 54 countries

SGI President Daisaku Ikeda explains why the Lotus Sutra is considered the central teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha in Nichiren Buddhism and why the ‘Éxpedient Means’ and ‘Life Span’ chapters are its essence

In the eight inspiring essays featured in this book

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New Horizons in Eastern Humanism - Buddhism, Confucianism and the Quest for Global Peace shakyamuni But for millenniaChina now attracts global attention in direct proportion to its increasing economic and geopolitical power. But for millennia, the philosophy which has shaped the soul of China is not modern Communism, or even new forms of capitalism, but rather Confucianism. And one of the most striking phenomena relating to China's ascendancy on the world stage is a burgeoning interest, throughout Asia and beyond, in the humanistic culture and values that underlie