"The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries."
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Daisaku Ikeda, in Dialogue with Nature and Interreligious Encounter:Toward a Comparative Theology of the Sense of Wonder
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Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda, 池田大作, Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作, Ikeda Daisaku, 2 January 1928 – 15 November 2023) was a Japanese Buddhist leader, author, educator and businessman. He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, the largest of Japan's new religious movements.
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