How aware are we of our own inner life, our spirituality-something so intangible yet so priceless? How much effort do we make to perceive that which is not obvious, which can neither be seen nor heard? I believe the exploration and enrichment of the human spirit is what determines our very humanity. Such enrichment provides an inner compass that can lead civilizations to greatness.

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Ikeda's many children's books have been animated into anime. Life and establishment of SGI
Ikeda was born the fifth son of seaweed farmers in Ōta Tokyo. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and Daisaku Ikeda) (Buenos Aires Emecé 2011)


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^ Watkins explains: "The main three criteria are: 1) The person has to be alive[;] 2) The person has to have made a unique and spiritual contribution on a global scale[;] 3) The person is frequently googled appears in Nielsen Data and is actively talked about throughout the Internet".

Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作 Ikeda Daisaku? born January 2 1928 Japan) is president of Sōka Gakkai International (SGI) a Nichiren Buddhist lay association which claims 12 million members in 192 countries and territories and founder of several educational cultural and peace research institutions.