The Ikeda Center is an institute for peace, learning, and dialogue located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Since 1993, the Center has engaged diverse scholars, activists, and social innovators in the search for the ideas and solutions that will assist in the peaceful evolution of...
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The Ikeda Center is an institute for peace, learning, and dialogue located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Since 1993, the Center has engaged diverse scholars, activists, and social innovators in the search for the ideas and solutions that will assist in the peaceful evolution of humanity. Founded by Buddhist thinker and leader Daisaku Ikeda, the Center's programs include public forums and scholarly seminars that are organized collaboratively and offer a range of perspectives on key issues in global ethics.

The Center also publishes books on education and other issues pertaining to the goal of greater human flourishing. The Center’s books have been used in more than 850 college and university courses to date. In 2009, the Center launched its own publishing arm, Dialogue Path Press. Its first two titles are Creating Waldens and Into Full Flower.

The Center's core focus each year culminates with the annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue, now in its ninth year. For 2012, the focus is the core Buddhist concept of interdependence.

The overarching aim of the Ikeda Center is to work toward a fundamental shift in U.S. and international culture — from isolation, violence, and war to interconnectedness, nonviolence, and peace.

When the Ikeda Center (originally the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century) was founded, in 1993, Mr. Ikeda gave the institution the following mottoes: “Be the heart of a network of global citizens. Be a bridge for dialogue between civilizations. Be a beacon lighting the way to a century of life.”
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Through the hosting of public seminars and the creation of multi-author books, the Ikeda Center gathers diverse, international perspectives in open-hearted and open-minded dialogue. The goal is to create a global culture of peace and creativity during the twenty-first century.

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Through the hosting of public seminars and the creation of multi-author books, the Ikeda Center gathers diverse, international perspectives in open-hearted and open-minded dialogue. The goal is to create a global culture of peace and creativity during the twenty-first century.

Ikeda Center investigations often build on the most compelling aspects of our intellectual, spiritual, and cultural heritage, drawing out those strands that resonate with the needs of our time.
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The Ikeda Center provides a space for scholars, students, activists, and community members to come together in seminars and discussions that transcend boundaries of discipline, culture, nationality, and more. At present, the Center’s signature event series is the annual Ikeda Forum for...
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The Ikeda Center provides a space for scholars, students, activists, and community members to come together in seminars and discussions that transcend boundaries of discipline, culture, nationality, and more. At present, the Center’s signature event series is the annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue, now in its ninth year.
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