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Lotus
Sutra Exhibition Held in Tokyo
 From
March 25-31 and April 5-May 6, 2012, the exhibition “The Lotus
Sutra—A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence” was held in Tokyo
at the Ikeda Auditorium at Soka University of Japan in
Hachioji, Tokyo. This exhibition was held to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy
(IOP). Approximately 150 participants, including Dr. Chandra, director
of
the International Academy of Indian Culture, Professor Mushirul Hasan,
director-general of the National Archives of India and Kyuzo Kato,
Emeritus Professor of the National Museum of Ethnology in Japan,
attended the opening ceremony. The exhibition contained some 150 items
that introduced the history and transmission of the Lotus Sutra.
During the ceremony, IOP Director
Yoichi
Kawada and Soka Gakkai President Harada delivered greetings. Professor
Hasan and Emeritus Professor Kato celebrated the 50th anniversary of
the IOP and the
opening of the exhibition.
Organizer:
The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP)
Sponsors: The
Institute of Philosophy of the Russian
Academy of Sciences (RAS),
The Dunhuang Academy,
The National Archives of India,
International Academy of Indian Culture,
Soka University of Japan and
Soka Gakkai
Venue:
Ikeda Auditorium at Soka University of Japan,
Tokyo.
Date:
March 25-31, April 5-May 6, 2012 |
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