Student Group Teaches How to Tap 'Into That Buddha Power'

October 5, 2009

Author: Tiffany Stevens

Source: The Red and Black Publishing Company

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A newly formed Buddhist organization at The University is encouraging students to volunteer while practicing their spirituality.

Several students have created "Nichiren Buddhists at UGA," a student chapter of The Soka Gakkai International - an international organization that promotes the use of Nichiren Buddhism.

Nichiren Buddhism is a type of Buddhism that SGI says has practical application in everyday life. Nichiren Buddhists believe every human is born with the ability to become happy and develop a sense of compassion.

"For us, we practice not only for us, but for other people as well," said Tia Williams, vice district leader of the young women's division of SGI. "We want to be happy, but we also want other people to be happy. We don't want to keep this to ourselves. That would be selfish."