Daisaku Ikéda

"Global Civilization is addressed to students to Buddhism, Islam and international communication but most importantly to the general reader. It is a call for tolerance, for dialogue and ultimately for peace."--Jacket.

"With a vision informed by the life-affirming teachings of Nichiren, the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist teacher and reformer, as well as great world thinkers and philosophers like Confucius, Plato, Aristotle, Tolstoy, Gandhi and others, Dr. Ikeda approaches the issue of peace from many angles. Prominent among the topics addressed are economics, the environment, the power of dialogue, the proper role of religion, the compassionate spirit of the bodhisattva, the importance of culture, the role of the United Nations, disarmament, the sovereignty of the people and the importance of global citizenship."--BOOK JACKET.

This is a collection of speechs written by Soka Gakkai International President Daisaku Ikeda during his visits to America in the 1990's. He addressed the unique needs of the members and gave clear and compelling guidance on how to win over obstacles, attain personal happiness and work toward the spread of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism in America.

While staying with his uncle in the cold mountains of northern Japan, Kanta takes care of a fawn whose parents have been killed and learns that love for another can make one brave and self-reliant.

Prejudice linked to an event from the past threatens the friendship that Akiko and her brother have made with a boy on their new island home.

Sophie, a bad-tempered and unhappy child, changes her view of the world when the Great Moon Rabbit carries her to the moon, where she learns to look for the good in people and thereby feel happier herself.

A story from India in which a little girl plants a cherry seed and cares for the cherry tree through its difficult life. About life and growing older.

Encouraged by the words of the Snow Country Prince, Mariko and Kazuo nurse an injured swan back to health during the long winter.