The Light of Learning Selected Writings on Education

This new selection of writings on education—many previously published under the title Soka Education—comes from some five decades of works by Buddhist philosopher and founder of the Soka schools system, Daisaku Ikeda. From educational proposals and university lectures to personal essays, the writings not only delve into the meaning of soka (value-creating) education but offer a hopeful vision of the power of education to bring happiness to the individual and peace to the world.

Daisaku Ikeda was born in Tokyo on January 2, 1928. He joined the Soka Gakkai in 1947 and became its third president in May 1960. A prolific author and peace activist, he has received scores of honorary doctorates and other awards and has founded educational and cultural institutions around the world.