Chinese Compilation of University Lectures Published
“Humanism and the Path to Peace—Daisaku Ikeda’s Lectures at Various Universities Around the World” in simplified Chinese
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: On August 24, 2023, a compilation of 32 lectures by Daisaku Ikeda delivered at universities and institutions around the world was published in simplified Chinese by New Era University College (NEUC). The book is titled “Humanism and the Path to Peace—Daisaku Ikeda’s Lectures at Various Universities Around the World” in Chinese. An English compilation, A New Humanism: The University Addresses of Daisaku Ikeda, was published in 1996 and contains 28 lectures.
Divided
into three parts—Asia, the Americas and Europe—this book contains addresses
delivered by Mr. Ikeda at universities and institutions in countries including
China, India, the United States, Brazil, Russia and Italy. It covers an
expansive range of topics including the philosophy of creating a world free of
war, qualities of a global citizen, reform of the United Nations, and the end
of the Cold War and establishment of a new global order.
In a preface for this book, Mr. Ikeda points
out that a university is one of the most universal and powerful bonds that
connect human beings and, as such, is a castle of wisdom that prevails beyond
the tribulations of the times. He states that, embracing the principles of the
dignity of life, the dignity of all people and value creation that underlie
these lectures, he hopes to engage in dialogue with his readers, inviting and
encouraging them to envision and open new doors to human civilization in the latter
half of the 21st century and on into the 22nd century.
The editing team at NEUC was led by Associate Professor Tey Shi Bin, with the cooperation of Soka Gakkai Malaysia. Dr. Tey received a doctorate in Chinese classical philology from Central China Normal University in China and currently serves as dean of NEUC’s Institute of International Education. Dr. Tey observed that a noteworthy aspect of Mr. Ikeda’s lectures is that they enable youth and intellectuals alike to acquaint themselves with the historical background of various parts of the world and shed light on the wisdom of sages associated with those regions.
NEUC Vice-Chancellor Mok Soon Chong stated that the publication of Mr. Ikeda’s university lectures is highly significant at this time, as the world enters a new phase.
[Adapted from an article in the August 24, 2023, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, Soka Gakkai, Japan]
