Daisaku Ikeda

Daisaku Ikedais the president of the Soka Gakkai International and the founder of the Soka University of America. He is the author of "For the Sake of Peace," "Unlocking the Mysteries," and "The Way of Youth." Burton Watson is a former professor at Columbia, Stanford, and Kyoto Universities. His translations include "Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings," "The Lotus Sutra," "Mo Tzu: Basic Writings," "Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan," "Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home," and "The Vimalakirti Sutra."