Welcome to Buddhist Students for Peace Through Dialogue

We are a student group based on Nichiren Buddhism and seek to share the humanistic principle of Nichiren Buddhism and the movement of the Soka Gakkai International. (click here to learn more about Nichiren Buddhism)

This is not an encounter group. This is also not an organization looking to convert others; we see no value in asserting either. There is value in many religions and philosophies; we do, however, wish to communicate the unique and empowering values of Nichiren Buddhism. BSFPTD is a gathering of students who work to develop their life force in order to make fundamental changes in their lives and inspire change in the lives of other (friends, family and the community) while working for larger social justice and world peace causes.

We meet for discussion meetings in order to develop our understanding of Nichiren Buddhism, life, and inspire and encourage contributory life styles for our entire lives. Thus, we are interested in applying theoretical concepts to our daily lives – we do not scapegoat transforming our lives by only intellectually understanding Buddhism and university studies; we desire to practice what we preach and build lives that are based on continuously challenging of ourselves.

Mission Statement

"Through dialogue and concrete action,
we will support the courage of non-violence
and world peace. Our actions will be in an
effort to create heart-to-heart bonds among
people through bridging links amid people's
cultures, religions, ages, nationalities,
sexualities, and gender."


Last Updated: August 07th, 2004