“I was once asked to select a photo of the moment that influenced my life most deeply. At first, I thought I’d select a photo from the time of the Bus Boycott in the American Civil Rights movement. But I changed my mind, realizing that my meeting with Daisaku Ikeda was the most impactful event of my life. I chose a photo of us at our first meeting when I embarked on a journey with Dr. Ikeda for world peace.”
—Rosa Parks
Considered the American “mother of the freedom movement”
and “first lady of civil rights”
“With my dear friend Dr. Ikeda, we’ve created our book of dialogues titled Moral Lessons of the Twentieth Century, which is a textbook for the future. Dr. Ikeda is a true leader for humanism and world peace.”
—Mikhail Gorbachev
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
and former Soviet President
“With my dear friend Dr. Ikeda, we’ve created our book of dialogues titled Moral Lessons of the Twentieth Century, which is a textbook for the future. Dr. Ikeda is a true leader for humanism and world peace.”
—Mikhail Gorbachev
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
and former Soviet President
“For most of my life I’ve been fortunate to know Daisaku Ikeda, my spiritual mentor and one of the world’s leading voices of peace, who gave me words of wisdom that changed my life.”
—Tina Turner
Multiplatimum Grammy-winning performer
and longtime global women’s rights icon
As I and many in the Eastern peace tradition and Western civil rights movements agree, Daisaku Ikeda is rightly considered to be the natural successor of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. It is my sincere hope that Daisaku Ikeda will be honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for his invaluable contributions to the peace of humanity.”
—Dr. Eugene Rogan
Professor of Middle Eastern History, University of Oxford
and Director of the Middle Eastern Centre, St. Antony’s College, Oxford
“Daisaku Ikeda’s example has given me renewed hope that peace, even in the midst of these increasingly divisive, violent and war-mongering times, is a drumbeat worth marching toward.”
—Dr. Rev. Lawrence E. Carter Sr.
Founding Dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel at Morehouse College