Former Buddhist Soka Gakkai leader Daisaku Ikeda, founder of Komeito party, dies at 95

Daisaku Ikeda, who helped spread Buddhist thought around the world through Soka Gakkai — Japan's largest religious organization supported by celebrities and an ally of the Tokyo government, has died, the organization says.

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