Daisaku Ikeda date of birth:
January 2, 1928
How old is Daisaku Ikeda?
98
Where was Daisaku Ikeda born?
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Daisaku Ikeda body shape:
Average
What color are Daisaku Ikeda's eyes?
Black
What color is Daisaku Ikeda's hair?
Black
Is Daisaku Ikeda gay or straight?
Straight
What is Daisaku Ikeda's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Daisaku Ikeda nationality?
Japanese
What is Daisaku Ikeda's occupation?
Writer
Short Biography
Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作, Ikeda Daisaku, born 2 January 1928, Japan) is a Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and anti-nuclear activist. He served as the third president of the Soka Gakkai, the largest of Japan's new religious movements. Ikeda is the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), the world's largest Buddhist lay organization, with approximately 12 million Nichiren Buddhist practitioners in 192 countries and regions. Some of the books he has authored, especially The Human Revolution (1965) have gained canonical status within the movement.