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Soka Education & Written Works by Founders: Ikeda's Books

Resources by Soka Education Founders Makiguchi, Toda, and Ikeda. Resources by other scholars are also included.

Books by Ikeda: Original in Japanese

Kanpon wakaki hi no dokusho 完本若き日の読書
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 K35 2023
Kibō no sōsei : chiiki no mirai o hiraku chie : zuihitsu 希望の創生 : 地域の未来を拓く智慧 : 随筆
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 K42 2016
Waga kyōikusha ni okuru : ikeda meiyo kaichō no shishin わが教育者に贈る : 池田名誉会長の指針
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 W34 2015
Mirai taiwa : kimi to ayumu shōri no michi 未来対話 : 君と步む勝利の道
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 M58 2014
Kibō no ōzora e : waga aisuru ōji ōjo ni okuru 希望の大空へ : わが愛する王子王女に贈る
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 K42 2014
Sōritsusha to tomo ni : tokubetsu bunka kouza, Chouhen shi, Zuihitsu hen 創立者とともに : 特別文化講座・長編詩・随筆編
Call Number: LG275.T67 I38 2012
Kyōiku no seiki e : oya to kyōshi ni okuru messēji 教育の世紀へ : 親と教師に贈るメッセージ
Call Number: LB880.I36 K96 2011
Ikeda daisaku meigen hyakusen 池田大作名言100選
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 I38 2010
Taidō o ayumu : Watakushi no jinsei kiroku 大道を步む : 私の人生記錄
Call Number: BQ8449.I387 T3 1998-2004 v.1-v.4
Kibō no seiki e : kyōiku no hikari 希望の世紀へ : 教育の光
Call Number: LB880.I36 K53 2004
"Kyoiku no seiki" e「敎育の世紀」へ
Call Number: LB880.I36 K96 2003
Haha to ko no seiki: sekai no tomo to kyōiku wo kataru 母と子の世紀: 世界の友と敎育を語る
Call Number: PL853.K33 .H34 2001
Zoku, sōritsusha to tomoni 続・創立者とともに
Call Number: LG275.T67 I38 1998
Nijūisseiki no kȳoiku to ningen o kataru 21世紀の敎育と人間を語る
Call Number: LB880.I36 N55 1997
21-seiki bunmei to Daijō Bukkyō: kaigai shodaigaku kōenshū 21世紀文明と大乘仏教: 海外諸大学講演集
Call Number: BQ7386 .I54 1996
Yoshikawa Eiji : hito to sekai 吉川英治 : 人と世界
Call Number: PL842.O75 Z6 1989
Watakushi no ningengaku 私の人間学
Call Number: BJ1595 .I44 1988 v.1 and v.2
Sōritsusha no katarai 創立者の語らい
Call Number: LA1318 .S67 1985
Sōritsusha to tomo ni 創立者とともに
Call Number: LG275.T67 I38 1982
Ikeda Daisaku shugyoku shū 池田大作珠玉集
Call Number: BQ8449 .I382 1981
Watakushi no rirekisho 私の履歷書
Call Number: BQ8449.I387 A38 1978

Original Collections in Japanese

Ikeada Daisaku zenshu (150 volumes) 池田大作全集全150巻
Call Number: BQ8449 .I38

Publication Date: 1988-2015

Table of Contents, volume 1 through 150
Ikeda Kaicho zenshu (10 volumes) 池田会長全集全10巻
Call Number: BQ8449 .I38

Publication Date: 1967-1975

Table of Contents, volume 1 through 10
Nenpu, Ikeda Daisaku 年譜. 池田大作
Call Number: BQ8449.I387 N45 1981

Books by Ikeda: Translated

Discussions on Youth
Call Number: BJ1668.J3 I384 2025.

Ikeda, Daisaku & Sōka Gakkai. Discussions on Youth. Santa Monica, California: World Tribune, 2025
A Record of My Life
Call Number: BQ8449.I387 R42 2023

Ikeda, Daisaku. A Record of My Life. Santa Monica, California: World Tribune Press, 2023.
Memories of My Youth
Call Number: BQ8449 .I387 A3 2024

Ikeda, Daisaku. Memories of My Youth. Santa Monica, CA: World Tribune Press, 2024.
Rainbow of Hope: Great Figures of the World
Call Number: CT120 .I384 2023

Ikeda, Daisaku. Rainbow of Hope: Great Figures of the World. Santa Monica: Treasure Tower Books, 2023.
Spread Your Wings Toward the Future
Call Number: ebook

Publication Date: 2022

Ikeda, Daisaku. Spread Your Wings toward the Future. Santa Monica: Middleway Press, 2022.
The Light of Learning: Daisaku Ikeda on Education
Call Number: LB880 .I36 2021

Ikeda, Daisaku. The Light of Learning: Daisaku Ikeda on Education. Santa Monica: Middleway Press, 2021.
Dear Global Citizens, 20th anniversary edition: Founder's Remarks
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 D32 2021

Ikeda, Daisaku. Dear Global Citizens, 20th anniversary edition: Founder's Remarks, 2021.
A New Way Forward: US University Lectures
Call Number: eBook & BJ1289 .I384 2020

Ikeda, Daisaku. A New Way Forward : US University Lectures. Santa Monica: Middleway Press, 2020.
The Books of My Youth
Call Number: BQ8449.I387 B55 2020

ISBN: 9781944604431

Ikeda, Daisaku. The Books of My Youth. Santa Monica, CA: World Tribune Press, 2020.
You Are a Genius at Something: 201 Ideas to Help You Shine
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 Y58 2020

Ikeda, Daisaku. You Are a Genius at Something: 201 Ideas to Help You Shine. Santa Monica, CA: World Tribune Press, 2020.
Hope Is a Decision: Selected Essays of Daisaku Ikeda
Call Number: ebook & BQ8418.6 .I34 2017

Ikeda, Daisaku. Hope Is a Decision: Selected Essays of Daisaku Ikeda. Santa Monica, CA: Middleway Press, 2017.
Shaping a New Society: Conversations on Economics, Education, and Peace
Call Number: HD82 .L289 2017

Ikeda, Daisaku & Lau, Lawrence. Shaping a New Society: Conversations on Economics, Education, and Peace. Dialogue Path Press. 2017.
Messages from the founder Daisaku Ikeda : selected messages from the founder of Soka University of America by Daisaku Ikeda, edited by Soka University of America Graduate School Alumni Association Soseikai
Call Number: LB3620 .I384 2016
Soar into the Skies of Hope
Call Number: BQ4032 .I384 2016

Ikeda, Daisaku, illustrated by Alexandra Ball. Soar into the Skies of Hope. Santa Monica, CA: Treasure Tower Books, 2016.
To the Youthful Pioneers of Soka: Lectures, Essays and Poems on Value-Creating Education
Call Number: LG271.H3 I34 2015

Ikeda, Daisaku. To the Youthful Pioneers of Soka : Lectures, Essays and Poems on Value-Creating Education. New Delhi: Eternal Ganges, 2006.
Journey of Life: Selected Poems of Daisaku Ikeda
Call Number: PL853.K33 A2 2014

Ikeda, Daisaku. Journey of Life: Selected Poems of Daisaku Ikeda. London & New York: I.B. Tauris / Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Living As Learning: John Dewey in the 21st century
Call Number: B945.D44 G3713 2014

Garrison, James W, Larry A Hickman, and Daisaku Ikeda. Living As Learning: John Dewey in the 21st Century. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Dialogue Path Press, 2014.
A Forum for Peace: Daisaku Ikeda's proposals to the UN by Olivier Urbain (Editor)
Call Number: JZ5538 .I38 2014

Ikeda, Daisaku; edited by Olivier Urbain. A Forum for Peace: Daisaku Ikeda’s Proposals to the UN. London & New York: I.B. Tauris in association with the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, 2014.
Soka Education: for the Happiness of the Individual
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 S65 2010

Ikeda, Daisaku. Soka Education: For the Happiness of the Individual. Santa Monica: Middleway Press, 2010.
A New Humanism: The University Addresses of Daisaku Ikeda
Call Number: ebook & BQ4570.H8 I44 2010

Ikeda, Daisaku. A New Humanism : The University Addresses of Daisaku Ikeda. London & New York: I.B. Tauris / Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Discussions on Youth: For the Leaders of the Future
Call Number: BJ1668.J3 I384 2010

Ikeda, Daisaku. Discussions on Youth: For the Leaders of the Future. Santa Monica: World Tribune, 2010.
Embracing the Future 明日をみつめて : 池田大作の最新エッセー集
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 E38 2008

This book contains English and Japanese versions of essays by Daisaku Ikeda that first appeared in the English-Japanese newspaper The Japan Times between September 2003 and January 2008.
For the leaders of the 21 century : founder's memorable remarks by Daisaku Ikeda; edited by Soka University of America Soka Student Government Association (SSGA)
Call Number: LB3620 .I54 2005
One by One: The World is Yours to Change
Call Number: JZ5538 .I34 2004

Ikeda, Daisaku. One by One: The World is Yours to Change. Sonoma, CA: Dunhill Publishing, 2004.
Florence Nightingale: In Tribute to the Century of Women by Daisaku Ikeda
Call Number: ebook & RT37.N5 I38 2003

Ikeda, Daisaku. Florence Nightingale: In Tribute to the Century of Women. Santa Monica, CA: Middleway Press, 2003.
Wonderful encounters : recollections of meetings with unforgettable people from around the world
Call Number: JZ5540 .I39 2003

Ikeda, Daisaku. Wonderful encounters : recollections of meetings with unforgettable people from around the world. Penerbit UKM with Soka Gakkai Malaysia. 2003
The World is Yours to Change
Call Number: BJ1668.J3 I3433 2002

Ikeda, Daisaku. The World is Yours to Change. Tokyo: Asahi Shuppansha, 2002.
Soka Education: A Buddhist Vision for Teachers, Students, and Parents
Call Number: LB880.I36 A3 2001 and ebook

Ikeda, Daisaku. Soka Education: A Buddhist Vision for Teachers, Students, and Parents. Santa Monica, CA: Middleway Press, 2001.
Glass Children and Other Essays
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 G53

Ikeda, Daisaku. Glass Children and Other Essays. Kodansha America, Incorporated. 1979
The tide toward the 21st century : addresses by Founder Daisaku Ikeda by Soka University Student International Center (Editor)
Call Number: BQ8449.I384 T5 1975