Sōka Gakkai International ("International Value-Creation Society"; also, SGI) is the international
umbrella organization for Sōka Gakkai-affiliated lay organizations in over 190 countries. SGI has over 15 million members, who practice Sōka Gakkai's particular form of
Nichiren Buddhism. SGI's Japan-based parent, Sōka Gakkai, was formed in 1930 and is closely associated with the
New Komeito, an influential Japanese political party. However, the SG no longer financially supports this party. The Sōka Gakkai International, the global organization, was founded in 1975 and characterizes its organization as a support network for practitioners of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism. SGI members, seeking to change society for the better by applying their religious beliefs to daily life, are actively engaged in numerous community-based programs to promote cultural exchange and understanding among peoples as well as activities to propagate the Buddhism that they practice.
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