Ikeda Research Institute for Soka Education
Issue 17/ May 18, 2024

Report onIkeda Studies in Education
PurposeThe Report on Ikeda Studies in Education iscompiled and circulated by the Ikeda ResearchInstitute for Soka Education (IRISE) of Soka
University. The Report serves as an informationsharing tool for scholars and researchers of this fieldof study, with the aim of facilitating on a global basis,
further advances in the research of and activities
relevant to Ikeda studies in education.

News Update
Soka University’s IRISE releases “SokaEducation No. 17”
The Ikeda Research Institute for Soka Education(IRISE) at Soka University recently published “SokaEducation No.17.” The journal features articles inEnglish and Japanese, including “Religion inTransformation: A New Dialogue between
Buddhism and Christianity” by Emeritus Professorof LMU München Michael von Brück and“Founder’s Theory on Goethe” by former Soka
University Vice President Ryohei Tanaka.
URL: Soka Education Issue No.17 is Completed Ikeda Research for Soka Education (IRSIE)
Soka’s IRISE to hold international symposium onZhou-Ikeda meeting, opens call for papers[Repost]Soka University’s Ikeda Research Institute for Soka
Education (IRISE) announced that it would hold
“The International Symposium Commemorating the50th Anniversary of the Meeting Between Zhou
Enlai and Daisaku Ikeda” from November 30 toDecember 1, 2024. The commemorative symposium
will adopt the theme, “Peace and Development
through Dialogue.”

The IRISE website is seeking abstracts fromresearchers on the following topics and areas ofstudy:• Research or case studies on dialogue and exchange
in the field of politics, economics, culture, andeducation in Asia or other countries in the world• Zhou Enlai’s dialogue with the world and hisforeign policies• Zhou Enlai’s thoughts and practices• Daisaku Ikeda’s dialogue with the world• Daisaku Ikeda’s thoughts and practices on peace,culture, and education
Abstract submissions will be accepted forreview up until July 31, Japan Standard, in thefollowing languages: Japanese, English or Modern
Standard Chinese. For further details, please see thewebsite here: CALL FOR PAPERS - Ikeda Researchfor Soka Education (IRSIE)IEDDAI of University of Alcalá in Spain releases“Cuadernos Del Instituto Ikeda,” Vol. 7On March 2024, the University of Alcalá’s Daisaku
Ikeda Research Institute for Education andDevelopment (IEDDAI) has released the seventhvolume of “Cuadernos Del Instituto Ikeda,” theSpanish-language academic journal on Ikeda studies.
The latest issue features Ikeda’s 2018 Peace Proposal,“Toward an Era of Human Rights: Building a
People’s Movement,” especially focusing on humanrights education. The journal includes lectures andpapers submitted by the academics featured onhuman rights and education. It also introduces, La
compasión en un mundo injusto, written by Dr. JuanJosé Tamayo of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Daisaku Ikeda on Education
Toward a Century of Humanity(University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),California, USA, April 1, 1974)

This Issue’s Selected Writing
Ito, T. (2017). The ability to write, the ability tothink: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi’s composition
teaching method. In J. Goulah (Ed.), Makiguchi
Tsunesaburo in the context of language, identity,and education (pp. 85–98). Routledge

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We welcome comments regarding thisReport as well as suggestions on specificmaterial that it should feature in futureissues. Contact: Ikeda Research Institute forSoka Education (IRISE) of Soka University(IRISE-access@soka.ac.jp)
This Report is issued on a bimonthly basis,
with the next release tentatively scheduled
for July 18, 2024.