Daisaku Ikeda
1928–2023
“Soka Gakkai humanism — the practitioner's revolution from the inside.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- SISelf as Illusion9 / 10
- TVTragic Vision7 / 10
- VAVital Affirmation7 / 10
- CECommunal Embeddedness7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Jay GarfieldTHRESHOLD
Engaging Buddhism — analytic philosophy through Madhyamaka eyes.
- KumarajilaTHRESHOLD
Translator of the Lotus and Diamond sutras — Chinese Buddhism's spine.
- AsangaTHRESHOLD
Yogācāra — mind-only; consciousness constructs the world it perceives.
- VasubandhuTHRESHOLD
Twenty Verses — defense of mind-only against the realist objection.
- AtishaTHRESHOLD
Three persons of capacity; lojong mind-training in compassion.
- Patrul RinpocheTHRESHOLD
Words of My Perfect Teacher — the preliminary practices made plain.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Daisaku Ikeda's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Daisaku Ikeda or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREDaisaku Ikeda vs Jay GarfieldOn Mull's map Jay Garfield sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶