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Daisaku Ikeda, Honorary President of the Soka Gakkai and President of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), passed away from natural causes at his residence in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on the evening of November 15. He was 95. A funeral has been held with members of his immediate family; the time and date of commemorative services will be announced shortly.
Ikeda was born in Tokyo on January 2, 1928. He was inaugurated as third President of the Soka Gakkai in 1960 and for almost two decades led the lay Buddhist movement in dynamic growth that also saw important international development. He became Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President in 1975 and Soka Gakkai Honorary President in 1979. He is survived by his wife Kaneko and his sons Hiromasa and Takahiro.
Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and Mr. Ikeda’s son, Senior Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda, released a video message following the passing of Mr. Ikeda. The video is available until midnight (JST) November 30, 2023, and subtitled in various languages. Please use the CC function to select your language.
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创价学会名誉会长、国际创价学会会长池田大作于11月15日晚间，在东京新宿区居所因年老而安详去世。享耆寿95岁。至亲家属已举行了丧礼。将另择期举办告别纪念会。
池田先生于 1928 年 1 月 2 日在东京出生。1960 年就任创价学会第三任会长。在任约二十年期间，为创价学会带来在家佛教运动的飞跃成长和国际性的蓬勃发展。1975年就任国际创价学会会长。1979年就任创价学会名誉会长。遗属是夫人香峯子，儿子博正、尊弘。
创价学会会长原田稔及池田先生的儿子创价学会常务副会长池田博正发布了池田先生辞世的消息。此影片开放观赏至2023年11月30日的日本时间晚间11点59分为止，现提供数个语言字幕，请使用CC字幕功能自行切换字幕。
