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India-Japan
Joint Symposium in Tokyo
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September 24, 2005, a joint symposium “Toward a Century of
Nonviolence and Peace—Gandhism and SGI’s Philosophy” was held at Soka
Gakkai Josei Toda International Center in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The
Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and the Committee for the
Centennial of Dr. Ramachandran’s Birth co-organized the symposium. Ten
scholars and researchers from India and Japan spoke on creating an age
of peace through nonviolent means, from the –perspective of Gandhism
and Buddhism. At the symposium, Dr. Radhakrishnan state that the SGI’s
vision for peace concur with those of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr.
Ramachandran, who challenged to free people from all oppression. He
called on the participants to carry on the struggles of the three peace
leaders, Gandhi, Dr. Ramachandran and the IOP founder Daisaku Ikeda,
who have fought to
emancipate women, spread a philosophy of respect for life and
liberated religion to serve people. An exhibit about Dr. G.
Ramachandran’s life and achievements was also displayed.
 On the occasion, Dr. Radhakrishnan and Sister
Mythili received the SGI Humanitarian Award and
the IOP Academic Award.
Greetings from
Organizers
・Yasuo Morita, Representative
Director of IOP
・Yoichi Kawada, Director of IOP
・N. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the
Committee for the Centennial of Dr. Ramachandran’s Birth
Presentations
・Shuichi Yamamoto, Senior Research
Fellow of IOP
“Coexistence with the Global
Environment”
・Sister Mythili, Managing Trustee of
Madhavi Mandhiram Lok Seva Trust
“G. Ramachandran’s Vision of
the Ultimate Reality”
・S. N. Hari Kumar, Trustee-Secretary
of Madhavi Mandhiram Lok Seva Trust
“Gandhian Constructive Work
for Nonviolent Social Change—Role of Madhavi Mandhiram Lok Seva Trust”
・Ken’ichi Maegawa, Research Fellow of
IOP
“On the Buddhist Thought about
Peace and SGI”
・S. Hareendranth, Trustee of Madhavi
Mandhiram Lok Seva Trust
“Gandhi-Ramachandran link and
Mentor and Disciple Spirit for Nonviolent Transformation”
・Takao Ito, Research Fellow of IOP
“The concept of peace
education in the tradition of SGI”
・Balram Kumar Upadhyay,
Superintendent of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City
“Nonviolent Conflict
Resolution and Policing”
・Yumi Ninomiya, Research Fellow of IOP
“View of Women of Nichiren
Buddhism
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