Tsunesaburo Makiguchi

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Tsunesaburo Makiguchi was a Japanese educator and Buddhist philosopher who founded the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai and promoted a humanistic, value-creating approach to education and life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist philosopher
Japanese person
educator
human
birthDate 1871-06-06
causeOfDeath malnutrition in prison
coFoundedWith Josei Toda NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1944-11-18
educatedAt Normal School in Hokkaido (teacher training)
employer elementary schools in Tokyo
era Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period

Taisho era
surface form: Taisho period

early Showa period
fieldOfWork Buddhist philosophy
education
philosophy of education
founded Soka Gakkai
influenced Daisaku Ikeda
Josei Toda NERFINISHED
Soka education movement worldwide
influencedBy Japanese modern educational reform
Nichiren
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
legacy foundation of global Soka Gakkai movement
inspiration for Soka schools and universities
mannerOfDeath died in prison
movement Soka Gakkai
surface form: Soka (value-creation) education movement
name Tsunesaburo Makiguchi self-link
nativeName 牧口常三郎
notableIdea education for happiness
humanistic education
value-creating education
notableWork Soka Gakkai
surface form: Sōka Kyōikugaku Taikei

The System of Value-Creating Pedagogy
occupation educator
philosopher
school principal
philosophicalSchool humanistic education
Soka Gakkai
surface form: value-creationism (Soka philosophy)
placeOfBirth Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
surface form: Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan
placeOfDeath Tokyo
surface form: Tokyo, Japan
placeOfDetention Sugamo Prison
positionHeld elementary school principal
reasonForDetention opposition to Japanese militarism
refusal to support State Shinto
religion Buddhism
religiousAffiliation Nichiren Buddhism
subjectOf Soka Gakkai historical studies

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Soka Gakkai foundedBy Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
Soka Gakkai notableLeader Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi name Tsunesaburo Makiguchi self-link