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Daisaku Ikeda

1928 - 2023

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Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作, Ikeda Daisaku; 2 January 1928 – 15 November 2023) was a Japanese Buddhist leader, author, educator and nuclear disarmament advocate. He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, which is considered among the largest of Japan's new religious movements: 5  but has also been described as a cult by some media and politicians (e.g., the French parliamentary commission in 1995). Ikeda was the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International. Soka Gakkai claims Japanese membership of 8.27 million households. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daisaku Ikeda is the 761st most popular philosopher (down from 563rd in 2019), the 749th most popular biography from Japan (down from 404th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Daisaku Ikeda ranks 761 out of 1,267. Before him are Albinus, Asclepigenia, Theodor Lessing, Jean Vanier, Mortimer J. Adler, and Cerinthus. After him are Thiruvalluvar, Luigi Guido Grandi, F. H. Bradley, Kitaro Nishida, Alcidamas, and William Paley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Daisaku Ikeda ranks 184. Before him are Vitaliy Masol, Jack Tramiel, Nicolas Hayek, Robert Badinter, Borisav Jović, and Jean Vanier. After him are Donald Judd, Vincent Gigante, Leyla Gencer, Howard S. Becker, Henry Silva, and Branko Mikulić. Among people deceased in 2023, Daisaku Ikeda ranks 147. Before him are Albert Azaryan, Adolf Scherer, Edward L. G. Bowell, Ken Mattingly, Rita Lee, and Henri Konan Bédié. After him are Daniel Ellsberg, Earl Boen, Juliette Mayniel, Howard S. Becker, Lance Reddick, and Robert Blake.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Daisaku Ikeda ranks 749 out of 6,245. Before him are Hon'inbō Shūsaku (1829), Wakisaka Yasuharu (1554), Hōjō Ujiyasu (1515), Kanō Eitoku (1543), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), and Kujō Yoritsune (1218). After him are Tsutomu Sonobe (1958), Kitaro Nishida (1870), Riyoko Ikeda (1947), Chōjun Miyagi (1888), Shigeru Ban (1957), and Kazumi Tsubota (1956).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Japan

Among philosophers born in Japan, Daisaku Ikeda ranks 4. Before him are Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835), Masanobu Fukuoka (1913), and Hakuin Ekaku (1686). After him are Kitaro Nishida (1870), Motoori Norinaga (1730), Hayashi Razan (1583), Arai Hakuseki (1657), and Ogyū Sorai (1666).

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