El concepto de “paz” según el budismo Soka: análisis sobre las “propuestas de paz” de la Soka Gakkai internacional (SGI) enviadas a la ONU

Abstract

In the context of a growing interest of social sciences for religious minorities and their role in public debates, Soka Gakkai International (SGI) -secular Buddhist organization, of Japanese origin, emerges as a key object of study. Using textual and discourse analysis tools, this article studies "peace proposals" that SGI sends to UN each year, as well as the assumptions underlying their writing. In the first place, the justification of these writings is legitimized under the principle that civil society should be political involved. On the other hand, proposals are based on a Buddhist theory called "middle way humanism." And the intertwining of religious arguments with scientific arguments could be explain by the structural inefficiency of international organizations in achieving their objectives.