Soka Gakkai International
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Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is an international Nichiren Buddhist organisation run by two vice-presidents including Hiromasa Ikeda. It was founded in 1975 by his father, Daisaku Ikeda, as an umbrella organization of Soka Gakkai.
創価学会インターナショナル | |
Abbreviation | SGI |
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Formation | January 26, 1975 |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Revenue | donations and investments |
Website | www |
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As of 2021, and for the past 30 years, the SGI claims approximately 12 million adherents in 192 countries and territories,[1] more than 1.5 million of whom resided outside of Japan as of 2012.[2] But those numbers are controversial and impossible to verify. Recent scholarship estimate Soka Gakkai believers around 2.5 million people in Japan.[3]
SGI is one of the 6000 organizations awarded a consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, since 1983.[4]
It also remains a controversial organization, due to the ambiguous reputation of the Japanese Soka Gakkai. Some countries consider it as a cult.