About Us

The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a lay Nichiren Buddhist organization devoted to establishing peace through the inner transformation of each individual. The goal of Buddhism as practiced in the SGI is to enable every single person to become happy in this lifetime without exception. SGI Nichiren Buddhism exists to help us win over ourselves through tapping into our inner Buddhahood by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo twice daily. In winning over ourselves—which is called human revolution—we inspire the people around us to change too. This is the basis for true global peace, which can only happen when each person believes in their own limitless potential and everyone else's limitless potential—the ultimate purpose and mission of the SGI!