Soka Gakkai (Japanese) - Value Creation Society
We are an organization at the University of Pennsylvania for students who are interested in Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism.
We are affiliated with Soka Gakkai International (a lay Buddhist network that actively promotes peace, culture, and education through personal change and social contribution), and receive support from Westbrooke District.
If you would like to learn more about Buddhism, we hold discussion meetings on the 2nd Sunday of every month during the academic year. Please check back for updates and locations.
Last Spring Discussion Meeting
Sunday, April 26 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Community Center
We invite you to the last Student Division Discussion Meeting of the Spring 2009 semester. The location has been changed to the Philadelphia Community Center. Please contact us if you would like to meet on campus and head downtown together.
Address:
We invite you to the last Student Division Discussion Meeting of the Spring 2009 semester. The location has been changed to the Philadelphia Community Center. Please contact us if you would like to meet on campus and head downtown together.
Address:
2000 Hamilton Street at Rodin Place, Suite 210
Philadelphia, PA 19130
A Discussion on World Peace (2009)
Saturday, April 4 | 2:00pm-4:00pm | Huntsman 240
We invite you to partake in an exciting discussion on the recent peace proposal submitted to the United Nations by Daisaku Ikeda, the president of SGI. The proposal calls for a global paradigm shift towards “humanitarian competition”, a new way of thinking for governments, businesses and individuals to strive to contribute most to society.
Guest Speakers:
- Karen Lewis, Wharton Professor of Int'l Economics & Finance and the Codirector of the Weiss Center for Int'l Financial Research
- Stephen Glassman, Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Spring Discussion Meetings (2009)
Sunday, February 8 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Houston, Golkin
Sunday, March 15 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Houston, Griski
Sunday, April 12 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Houston, Golkin
We invite you to mark your calendars for the 3 Student Division Discussion Meetings slated for the Spring Semester (2009), to be held on campus.
Sunday, March 15 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Houston, Griski
Sunday, April 12 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Houston, Golkin
We invite you to mark your calendars for the 3 Student Division Discussion Meetings slated for the Spring Semester (2009), to be held on campus.
2:00pm Chant daimoku (Nam-myoho-renge-kyo)Please contact us with any questions.
2:30pm Study and discussion
3:30pm Daimoku Sansho (adjourn meeting)
