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Lotus Sutra

Lotus Sutra

The Lotus Sutra is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential sutras, or sacred scriptures, of Buddhism. It is highly valued in the Mahayana tradition, which spread throughout East Asia.

Its key message is that Buddhahood--a condition of absolute happiness, freedom from fear and from all illusions--is inherent in all life. The development of this inner life state enables all people to overcome their problems and live a fulfilled and active life, fully engaged with others and with society. Rather than stressing impermanence and the consequent need to eliminate earthly desires and attachments, the Lotus Sutra asserts the ultimate reality of the Buddha nature inherent in all life. It is therefore a teaching which profoundly affirms the realities of daily life, and which naturally encourages an active engagement with others and with the whole of human society.

The Lotus Sutra is also unique among the teachings of Shakyamuni in that it makes the attainment of enlightenment a possibility open to all people, without distinction based on gender, race, social standing or education. In this way, it is seen to be a full expression of Shakyamuni's compassionate intention of opening the way to enlightenment to all people.

Six Chinese translations are recorded as having been made of the Lotus Sutra (Skt Saddharma-pun-darika-sutra; Chin Miao-fa-lien-hua-ching; Jpn Myoho-renge-kyo). Among these, the fifth-century translation of Kumarajiva (344-413), the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law, is considered to be particularly outstanding and is the basis of the teachings that spread in China and Japan.

The Chinese Buddhist teacher T'ient'ai (538-597) divided the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law into two parts: the first 14 chapters, which he called the theoretical teaching, and the latter 14 chapters, which he called the essential teaching. The theoretical teaching records the preaching of the historical Shakyamuni who is depicted as having first attained enlightenment during this lifetime in India. In the essential teaching, he discards his transient role as the historical Shakyamuni and reveals his true, eternally enlightened identity. The most important doctrine in the essential teaching, T'ient'ai says, is the revelation of this originally and eternally enlightened nature in the depths of Shakyamuni Buddha's life.
Almost 2,000 years after Shakyamuni's death, Nichiren, a 13th-century Japanese priest, distilled the profound theory of the Lotus Sutra into a practice which could enable every individual to reveal their Buddhahood, or highest state of life, in the midst of day-to-day reality.
The concluding words of the 16th chapter of the Lotus Sutra, recited daily by members of the SGI, encapsulate the Buddha's compassionate concern:

"At all times I think to myself:

How can I cause living beings

to gain entry into the unsurpassed way

and quickly acquire the body of a Buddha?"

Read more: The Lotus Sutra and SGI President Ikeda's essay The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra

Earthly Desires are Enlightenment

Earthly Desires are Enlightenment:
Taking Control of Our Lives

As the sexual behavior of politicians surges to the forefront of public debate, two contrasting undercurrents of American thinking rise into view. One side tells us to suppress desires because they are nothing but trouble—the suppression or even denial of desire should be celebrated as a sign of virtue. Meanwhile, the other tells us that human desire is natural (and good!); that we should trust our feelings and desires, and do whatever they move us to do, so long as we do not infringe on the rights of others. Experience, however, tells us that neither the suppression of nor abandonment to desires leads to satisfaction in life. Then how do we live with the reality of our abundant desires and still become happy and fulfilled?

Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism helps shed light on this issue through the concept called "earthly desires are enlightenment." The original term in Japanese is bon’no soku bodai. The Japanese word bon’no derives from the Chinese interpretation of the Sanskrit word klisa (or klesa), which means defilement, pain, affliction, distress, evil passion, moral depravity, worry, trouble, infection or contamination. The Chinese interpretation also implies delusions or temptations arising from passions or ignorance that disturb and distress the mind. The Japanese word soku means to be immediately present or to be the same as. And finally the Japanese word bodai is a transliteration of the Sanskrit bodhi, which means knowledge, understanding, perfect wisdom or the enlightened mind. Put simply, this Buddhist concept tells us that our desires and suffering—all that torments our mind—can be the source of wisdom and happiness.

On the surface, however, this concept is contradictory. Our desires often cause delusion and suffering, which are the exact opposite of wisdom and happiness. In this sense, defining desires as an obstacle to enlightenment, rather than as enlightenment, seems more reasonable. So the logical extension of this line of thought will be that we have to eliminate our desires in order to attain enlightenment. This is exactly what was taught in the monastic Theravada Buddhism, which the populist Mahayana ("Greater Vehicle") Buddhists called Hinayana ("Lesser Vehicle"). Taking this view of desires to the extreme, Theravada Buddhism taught the annihilation of self through religious austerities. In other words, as long as we have a body and mind, we will continue to suffer from our desires. So we must reduce ourselves to nothing, or so those Theravada monks thought.

The Daishonin's Buddhism, however, explains that both "earthly desires" and "enlightenment" are intrinsic to our lives. So any intent to deny either is itself a delusion. In this regard, the Daishonin states: "Among those who wish to become Buddhas through attempting to eradicate earthly desires and shunning the lower nine worlds, there is not one ordinary person who actually attained enlightenment. This is because Buddhahood cannot exist apart from the lower nine worlds" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 403). The Daishonin defines "earthly desires" as "the obstacles to one's practice which arise from greed, anger, stupidity and the like" (The Major Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 145). Earthly desires such as greed, anger, stupidity, arrogance and doubt have a negative influence upon our lives, causing delusion and suffering. The Daishonin teaches that since such earthly desires are ever-present, we must develop wisdom and inner strength so that they do not influence us negatively, and so that we may transform these functions into a driving force for our spiritual growth.

The Daishonin stresses the importance of inner strength to control our "earthly desires" as he encourages us to "keep the three paths of earthly desires, karma and suffering in check" (GZ, 984). Desires give rise to actions, but when those desires are steeped in delusion, those actions create negative karma, which in turn leads to suffering, which gives rise to more desire, and so on.

The key for us to develop inner strength to stem this negative cycle lies in our prayer to the Gohonzon, in our chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The Daishonin states: "Believe in this mandala [the Gohonzon] with all your heart. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?" (MW-1, 119). Though this was written to the parents of a child suffering from a physical illness, "sickness" can be broadly interpreted as earthly desires or all that causes spiritual or physical anguish such as problems with health, relationships, family harmony, money or career. As long as we firmly believe in the Gohonzon and continue to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no suffering or hardship can be an obstacle to our happiness. With a powerful prayer to the Gohonzon, our earthly desires not only cease to cause suffering, but also become an impetus for our wisdom and happiness. The fact that they motivate us to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with a strong prayer in itself suggests the transformation of earthly desires into enlightenment. To illustrate this point, the Daishonin states: "Through burning the firewood of earthly desires, one can manifest the wisdom-fire of enlightenment" (GZ, 710).

Because we have earthly desires, that is, suffering and delusion, we pray to the Gohonzon. Our hardships are often our greatest motivation to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. When we make a determination that our desires and hardships are yet another opportunity to strengthen our faith and our lives, they no longer function as earthly desires that torment us.

Through our prayer we can sublimate our base desires into noble and creative causes. Through the Buddhist practice, an egoist whose only concern in life is to gain material wealth can change into a person of magnanimity who gladly uses wealth for the sake of others' peace and happiness. Sexual desires can be destructive. Shakespeare writes about them as: perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame, savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust (Sonnet 129).
Passion, however, if imbued with wisdom, can become an impetus for our affectionate expression of humanity as the Daishonin states: "Even during the physical union of man and woman, when one chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, then earthly desires are enlightenment and the sufferings of birth and death are nirvana" (MW-2, 200).

We cannot avoid our passions. But whether, when they arise, we act wisely and compassionately, or foolishly and selfishly, may determine happiness or suffering in life. The spirit to use whatever desires arise as fuel or "firewood" to empower our prayer to the Gohonzon and thus to bring forth wisdom, is the key to making the principle that "earthly desires are enlightenment" a reality. If we leave the "firewood of earthly desires" alone, they will simply remain a source of suffering. Only when we ignite the firewood with the spark of faith in the Gohonzon, can we bring forth a bright flame of wisdom and happiness from within. Through the concept that "earthly desires are enlightenment" the Daishonin teaches us how to create the greatest possible value from our natural desires and suffering, while neither denying them nor abandoning ourselves to them. This Buddhist principle thus offers us a new approach to the problem of human desire—one that is neither self-denying nor hedonistic.

Viewed from the standpoint of delusion—desire does not "equal" enlightenment. But viewed from the standpoint of enlightenment itself, earthly desires are indeed enlightenment. This is because a Buddha experiences desires while maintaining full control of them, always bringing forth their enlightened quality to the fullest benefit of self and others.

Living Buddhism, February 1999, p.6

The Four Virtues of the Buddha - True Self, Eternity, Purity, Happiness

The Four Virtues of the Buddha:
Breaking Out of the Lesser Self

How we view ourselves is reflected in how we see the world and how we treat others. The less sure we are of ourselves, the more we become fixed on ourselves while disregarding others and the world around us. Selfishness is often the flip side of a lack of self-identity. Even when those who are not really sure of themselves try to do something for others, they are often motivated by selfishness. They may be attempting either to make themselves feel needed by others, or seeking some sort of praise, recognition or even the salvation of their souls for their "altruism." Buddhism views altruism as an expression of one's awakening to one's true self and explains that it stems from compassion, appreciation and a sense of interconnection rather than insecurity. The notion of the "four virtues of the Buddha" describes and encourages a holistic view of self, a view that transcends selfishness.

The Buddha, or enlightened one, is said to possess four virtues: true self, eternity, happiness and purity. The original concept of these four virtues, however, predates Buddhism. Brahmanism, the prevailing religion in Shakyamuni's India, taught that the human being has an enduring soul or essence called atman—"the breath of life." Atman, often translated as "self," was viewed as eternal, happy and pure. Espoused by the Brahmans, then India's highest, priestly caste, Brahmanism explained that the supreme purpose of atman was to acquire wealth and honor. So, by making offerings to the deities, people sought worldly gains. Atman, in this sense, may be viewed as self in pursuit of selfish desire.

In his early teachings, Shakyamuni refuted the Brahmanic view of self and in his later teachings revealed his enlightened perspective on the matter. When people are consumed with egotism, no matter how much they seek wealth and honor, the pain of their hunger will not be eased. So from this standpoint, Shakyamuni taught that the self is impure and transient and causes suffering. In the earlier sutras, he explains that nothing remains constant, there is no such thing as eternal self. Because the self was transient and not enduring, the Buddha taught, attachment to it or anything in this impure and fleeting world was the cause of suffering. In his later teachings, which came to be classified as Mahayana, or "Greater Vehicle" teachings, especially in the Lotus and Nirvana sutras, Shakyamuni expounds an entirely new view of self. He explains that one's true self, that is, one's Buddha nature, is eternal, transcending the cycle of birth and death; it is essentially pure and endowed with happiness. From the viewpoint of Mahayana Buddhism, therefore, true self, eternity, happiness and purity are called the four virtues of the Buddha. In this regard, one Mahayana scripture explains: "The deluded beings are attached to their lesser self and thus suffer. Buddhas and bodhisattvas discard the lesser self. As a result, their self is pure and thus called the greater self. Because they think of all living beings as 'self,' theirs is called the greater self."

While Brahmanism justifies attachment to self, Mahayana Buddhism advocates the inner reform to discard one's lesser self and develop the greater self rooted in compassion. The Nirvana Sutra clarifies this point, saying: "The deluded beings view that in this world, self is eternal, happy and pure, but this is topsy-turvy. The Buddha also views that in this world, self is eternal, happy and pure, and this is the truth." Buddhas are those who are awakened to the greater self of compassion. In this expanded vision of self, they see that their lives are connected to others and the world around them. So Buddhas have genuine appreciation for others and are driven by their desire to contribute to the world around them.

Nichiren Daishonin attributes the four virtues of the Buddha to the four leaders of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth. Bodhisattva Superior Practices (Jogyo) represents true self. Revealing true self means for us to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon, thus manifesting our innate Buddhahood and shedding the lesser self of egotism. Bodhisattva Boundless Practices (Muhengyo) signifies eternity. Through establishing our true self of Buddhahood, we come to understand, perhaps not intellectually but with our innermost heart, the eternity of life, and remain unswayed by our ever-changing circumstances while confidently challenging ourselves. Bodhisattva Pure Practices (Jyogyo) represents purity. Once we are awakened to the greater self of Buddhahood, we are no longer tainted by delusions. With a secure sense of self, we can even positively influence our environment, thus purifying it. Finally Bodhisattva Firmly Established Practices (Anryugyo) signifies happiness—a kind of happiness that withstands all the ups and downs of our lives, including death. Through developing confidence in the Buddha nature as our true self, we free ourselves from trivial concerns for any unnecessary artifice of life and remain at peace with ourselves, knowing that we will ultimately triumph over any obstacle.

It is significant that the four leaders of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth represent the four virtues of the Buddha. As the names of those bodhisattvas indicate, only through our dedicated practice as bodhisattvas—practice dedicated to the happiness of others—can we break through our lesser self and reveal the greater self of Buddhahood. In other words, our bodhisattva practice is the cause for the Buddha's four virtues to manifest in our lives. Yet from another perspective, it may be also said that Buddhas are in essence those who are awakened to their greater self and act for the well-being of others. In this sense, the altruism of Bodhisattva practice is not only the means to overcome the lesser self and develop the four virtues; it is also a direct expression of these four virtues inherent in life, in our Buddha nature. This is why chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which calls forth our inherent Buddhahood and its corresponding virtues, provides the greatest basis for an altruistic life—a life dedicated to the happiness of others.

The four virtues of the Buddha, from the standpoint of the Daishonin's Buddhism, describe the ideal characteristics of human beings whose view of self is not hindered in any way by selfish ego. Their understanding of self is so encompassing that their own existence and the world around them become indistinguishable. A limited understanding of self, however, leads to egotism, bringing suffering and misery to both oneself and others. True self-knowledge—an awakening to our true, greater self—in this sense is a key to overcoming selfishness.

Living Buddhism, January 1999, p.8

Academic Honors Conferred upon SGI President Daisaku Ikeda

Dr Daisaku Ikeda is the only individual in the history with the largest number of academic honors conferred to date - a total of 319 academic honors. It is impressive beyond words. 

I sincerely hope that National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University can confer an academic honor to President Ikeda soon in honour of his peace efforts. 

Source: http://www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/resources/records/degree/by-date-order.html

Academic Honors Conferred upon SGI President Daisaku Ikeda (date order)

No.	Date	Country/Territory	University/Institution	Title conferred
1	May 27, 1975	USSR	Moscow State University	Honorary Doctorate
2	Apr 10, 1981	Peru	National University of San Marcos	Honorary Professor
3	May 21, 1981	Bulgaria	Sofia University	Honorary Doctorate
4	Jun 5, 1984	China	Peking University	Honorary Professor
5	Jun 9, 1984	China	Fudan University	Honorary Professor
6	Feb 10, 1987	Dominican Republic	Autonomous University of Santo Domingo	Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Science
7	Mar 1, 1990	Argentina	University of Buenos Aires	Honorary Doctorate
8	Mar 10, 1990	Mexico	University of Guanajuato	Professor Emeritus
9	Nov 3, 1990	China	Wuhan University	Honorary Professor
10	Jan 30, 1991	Macau	University of East Asia	Honorary Professor
11	Apr 21, 1991	Philippines	University of the Philippines	Honorary Doctorate of Laws
12	May 15, 1991	Argentina	University of Palermo	Honorary Doctorate
13	Jan 30, 1992	Hong Kong	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Distinguished Visiting Professor
14	Jun 24, 1992	Turkey	Ankara University	Honorary Doctorate of Social Science
15	Oct 14, 1992	China	Chinese Academy of Social Sciences	Honorary Research Professor
16	Dec 22, 1992	Kenya	University of Nairobi	Honorary Doctorate of Letters(Citation)
17	Feb 11, 1993	Brazil	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro	Honorary Doctorate
18	Feb 17, 1993	Argentina	National University of Lomas de Zamora	Honorary Doctorate
19	Feb 17, 1993	Argentina	National University of Lomas de Zamora	Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law
20	Feb 19, 1993	Argentina	National University of Córdoba	Honorary Doctorate
21	Feb 22, 1993	Paraguay	National University of Asunción	Honorary Doctorate
22	Feb 26, 1993	Brazil	University of São Paulo	Honorary Visiting Professor
23	Mar 1, 1993	Brazil	Federal University of Paraná	Honorary Doctorate
24	Mar 3, 1993	Bolivia	University of El Valle	Honorary Doctorate
25	Nov 4, 1993	China	Shenzhen University	Honorary Professor
26	Jan 6, 1994	China	Xinjiang Uigun Autonomous Region Museum	Honorary Professor
27	May 19, 1994	Russia	International University	Honorary Doctorate
28	Jun 1, 1994	Italy	University of Bologna	Honorary Doctorate
29	Jun 15, 1994	UK	University of Glasgow	Honorary Doctorate (Citation)
30	Aug 12, 1994	China	Xinjiang University	Honorary Professor
31	Nov 22, 1994	China	Xiamen University	Honorary Professor
32	Sep 30, 1995	South Africa	University of the North	Honorary Doctorate of Education
33	Nov 3, 1995	Nepal	Tribhuvan University	Honorary Doctorate of Letters
34	Nov 14, 1995	Macau	University of Macau	Honorary Doctorate of Social Sciences
35	Mar 14, 1996	Hong Kong	University of Hong Kong	Honorary Doctorate of Letters(Citation)
36	Apr 2, 1996	China	Xinjiang University	Honorary President
37	Jun 8, 1996	USA	University of Denver	Honorary Doctorate of Education
38	Jun 25, 1996	Cuba	University of Havana	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
39	Aug 29, 1996	Ghana	University of Ghana	Honorary Doctorate of Laws
40	Nov 2, 1996	Russia	Far Eastern State University	Honorary Doctorate of International Education
41	Nov 17, 1996	China	Sun Yat-sen University	Honorary Professor
42	Feb 20, 1997	China	Jilin University	Honorary Professor
43	Mar 18, 1997	Philippines	De La Salle University	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (International Education)
44	May 5, 1997	Sri Lanka	University of Kelaniya	Honorary Doctorate of Letters
45	May 12, 1997	China	Shanghai University	Honorary Professor
46	Oct 6, 1997	China	Inner Mongolia University	Honorary Professor
47	Nov 8, 1997	Mongolia	National University of Mongolia	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
48	Feb 11, 1998	Philippines	University of the City of Manila	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
49	Mar 18, 1998	Argentina	University of Morón	Honorary Doctorate
50	Apr 2, 1998	Russia	Institute for High Energy Physics	Honorary Doctorate
51	Apr 29, 1998	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro State University	Honorary Doctorate
52	May 15, 1998	Republic of Korea	Kyung Hee University	Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy
53	Jul 4, 1998	Republic of Korea	Chung Cheong College	Honorary Professor
54	Jul 24, 1998	Peru	Ricardo Palma University	Honorary Doctorate
55	Jul 24, 1998	Peru	Association of Doctors of Education of Peru	Honorary Doctorate
56	Nov 1, 1998	China	Yanbian University	Honorary Professor
57	Nov 25, 1998	China	Nankai University	Honorary Professor
58	Nov 30, 1998	Brazil	University of Northern Paraná	Honorary Doctorate
59	Dec 13, 1998	India	University of Delhi	Honorary Doctorate of Letters(Citation)
60	Jan 15, 1999	Argentina	University of Flores	Honorary Doctorate
61	Apr 5, 1999	China	Sichuan University	Honorary Professor
62	Apr 17, 1999	Peru	Federico Villarreal National University	Honorary Doctorate
63	May 17, 1999	Republic of Korea	Jeju National University	Honorary Doctorate of Korean Language & Literature(Citation)
64	Jun 12, 1999	Bolivia	Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Honorary Doctorate
65	Jul 24, 1999	China	Northeastern University	Honorary Professor
66	Aug 24, 1999	Kyrgyzstan	Institute of Oriental Languages and Cultures	Honorary Professor
67	Sep 4, 1999	Peru	National University of Central Peru	Honorary Doctorate
68	Sep 10, 1999	China	Hunan Normal University	Honorary Professor
69	Oct 25, 1999	Argentina	National University of Lomas de Zamora	Honorary Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
70	Oct 27, 1999	Argentina	National University of Comahue	Honorary Doctorate
71	Dec 16, 1999	China	Nanjing University	Honorary Professor
72	Jan 6, 2000	Russia	St. Petersburg State University	Honorary Doctorate (Citation)
73	Jan 15, 2000	USA	University of Delaware	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (Citation)
74	Jan 18, 2000	USA	Queens College, City University of New York	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
75	Jan 28, 2000	Guam (USA)	University of Guam	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
76	Feb 5, 2000	Philippines	Angeles University	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
77	Feb 8, 2000	China	Central University for Nationalities	Honorary Professor
78	Feb 19, 2000	China	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies	Honorary Professor
79	Feb 27, 2000	Argentina	National University of Nordeste	Honorary Doctorate
80	Mar 10, 2000	China	Northeast Normal University	Honorary Doctorate
81	Mar 21, 2000	Sakha Republic (Russia)	Yakutsk State University	Honorary Professor
82	Apr 17, 2000	El Salvador	Latin American Technical University	Honorary Doctorate
83	Apr 22, 2000	China	Inner Mongolia Art Academy	Preeminent Honorary Professor
84	Apr 24, 2000	India	Sri Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath Institute of Sanskrit Learning	Honorary Doctorate (Mahamahopadhyaya)
85	May 5, 2000	Mongolia	Mongolian Institute of Literature	Honorary Rector
86	May 11, 2000	China	Beijing Administrative College	Honorary Professor
87	Jun 27, 2000	China	Yunnan University	Honorary Professor
88	Aug 25, 2000	China	South China Normal University	Honorary Professor
89	Aug 26, 2000	India	Bundelkhand University	Honorary Doctorate of Letters
90	Sep 1, 2000	Venezuela	University of Zulia	Honorary Doctorate
91	Sep 13, 2000	Panama	University of Panama	Honorary Doctorate
92	Oct 15, 2000	India	Bundelkhand University	Honorary Lifetime Professor in the Ambedkar Institute of Social Sciences
93	Nov 5, 2000	Thailand	Siam University	Honorary Doctorate of Public Administration
94	Nov 13, 2000	Tonga	Tonga Institute of Education and Tonga Institute of Science and Technology	Honorary Professor, Education
95	Nov 24, 2000	Australia	University of Sydney	Honorary Doctorate of Letters(Citation)
96	Nov 29, 2000	Malaysia	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Honorary Doctorate of Letters
97	Dec 7, 2000	Hong Kong (China)	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Honorary Doctorate of Social Science
98	Dec 25, 2000	Mongolia	Mongolian University of Arts and Culture	Honorary Doctorate
99	Jan 20, 2001	India	V.B.S. Purvanchal University	Honorary Doctorate of Letters
100	Feb 16, 2001	China	Guangdong Provincial Academy of Social Sciences	Honorary Professor
101	Apr 2, 2001	China	Northwest University	Honorary Professor
102	Apr 28, 2001	China	Anhui University	Honorary Professor
103	May 8, 2001	Puerto Rico (USA)	Carlos Albizu University	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in Behavioral Sciences
104	May 14, 2001	Mongolia	Kharakhorum University	Honorary Doctorate
105	Jun 1, 2001	China	Fujian Normal University	Honorary Professor
106	Jun 14, 2001	China	Huaqiao University	Honorary Professor
107	Jul 14, 2001	China	Jinan University	Honorary Professor
108	Jul 19, 2001	Northern Mariana Islands (USA)	Northern Marianas College	Honorary Professor
109	Oct 5, 2001	China	Soochow University	Honorary Professor
110	Oct 23, 2001	China	Liaoning Normal University	Honorary Professor
111	Oct 27, 2001	Philippines	University of Southern Philippines	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
112	Nov 18, 2001	China	Guangzhou University	Honorary Professor
113	Dec 8, 2001	Republic of Korea	Gyeongju University	Honorary Professor (Citation)
114	Dec 15, 2001	Republic of Korea	Changwon National University	Honorary Doctorate of Education
115	Dec 20, 2001	Kazakhstan	Ahmet Yesevi Kazakh-Turkish International University	Honorary Professor
116	Feb 15, 2002	Dominican Republic	Technological University of Santiago	Honorary Doctorate
117	Feb 20, 2002	Uzbekistan	National Institute of Art and Design	Honorary Professor
118	Mar 9, 2002	China	Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences	Senior Research Professor
119	Mar 14, 2002	Philippines	Gregorio Araneta University Foundation	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
120	Mar 19, 2002	Cambodia	Royal University of Phnom Penh	Honorary Professor
121	Apr 1, 2002	China	Liaoning University	Honorary Professor
122	Apr 7, 2002	USA	Morehouse College	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
123	Apr 21, 2002	China	Qingdao University	Honorary Professor
124	Apr 27, 2002	India	Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University	Honorary Doctorate of Letters
125	May 18, 2002	Kenya	Kenyatta University	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
126	May 25, 2002	China	Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences	Honorary Professor
127	Jun 8, 2002	Russia	Moscow State University	Honorary Professor
128	Jun 23, 2002	China	Nanjing Normal University	Honorary Professor
129	Jun 28, 2002	Republic of Korea	Sorabol College	Honorary Professor
130	Aug 26, 2002	India	Himachal Pradesh University	Honorary Doctorate of Literature
131	Sep 28, 2002	China	Renmin University of China	Honorary Professor
132	Oct 6, 2002	China	University of Science and Technology of China	Honorary Professor
133	Nov 2, 2002	China	Zhejiang University	Honorary Professor
134	Nov 20, 2002	Mongolia	Shihihutug Law School	Honorary Doctorate
135	Nov 28, 2002	Ukraine	Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics	Honorary Doctorate
136	Dec 2, 2002	Republic of Korea	Dong-A University	Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy
137	Dec 12, 2002	China	Shanghai International Studies University	Honorary Professor
138	Dec 21, 2002	China	Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences	Honorary Professor
139	Jan 18, 2003	India	Bharathidasan University	Honorary Doctorate of Letters
140	Feb 23, 2003	Peru	National University of Piura	Honorary Doctorate
141	Mar 24, 2003	Taiwan	Chinese Culture University	Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy
142	Apr 15, 2003	China	Dalian University of Foreign Languages	Honorary Professor
143	Apr 19, 2003	Paraguay	University of Columbia del Paraguay	Honorary Doctorate of Social Sciences
144	Sep 27, 2003	Peru	Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University	Honorary Doctorate
145	Oct 8, 2003	China	Northwest Normal University	Honorary Professor
146	Oct 18, 2003	Republic of Korea	Kwangju Women's University	Honorary Professor
147	Oct 24, 2003	China	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Honorary Professor
148	Dec 16, 2003	USA	Chapman University	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
149	Dec 24, 2003	China	Zhaoqing University	Honorary Professor
150	Jan 10, 2004	Sakha Republic (Russia)	Arctic State Institute of Culture and Art	Honorary Professor
151	Feb 24, 2004	India	Rabindra Bharati University	Honorary Doctorate of Literature
152	Feb 28, 2004	USA	Mineral Area College	Honorary Professor, Humanities
153	Mar 19, 2004	China	National Prosecutors College of P.R.C.	Honorary Professor
154	Mar 29, 2004	Taiwan	National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	Honorary Doctorate of Agricultural Sciences
155	Apr 1, 2004	Buryat Republic (Russia)	Buryat State University	Honorary Professor
156	Apr 14, 2004	Brazil	Londrina State University	Honorary Doctorate
157	May 5, 2004	Bolivia	University of San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca	Honorary Doctorate
158	May 29, 2004	China	University of Petroleum, East China	Honorary Professor
159	Jun 6, 2004	Philippines	Capitol University	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
160	Jun 26, 2004	China	Shanghai Sanda Institute	Honorary Professor
161	Jul 22, 2004	Jordan	University of Jordan	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (Citation)
162	Sep 20, 2004	Mexico	University of Guadalajara	Honorary Doctorate
163	Sep 26, 2004	China	Fujian Academy of Social Sciences	Honorary Professor
164	Oct 3, 2004	China	Changchun University	Honorary Professor
165	Oct 16, 2004	China	Qufu Normal University	Honorary Professor
166	Nov 4, 2004	Kyrgyzstan	Osh State University	Honorary Professor
167	Nov 23, 2004	Republic of Korea	Paekche Institute of the Arts	Honorary Professor
168	Dec 17, 2004	Mongolia	Otgontenger University	Honorary Doctorate
169	Jan 21, 2005	Northern Mariana Islands (USA)	Northern Marianas College	Honorary President
170	Jan 22, 2005	Peru	Enrique Guzmán y Valle National University of Education	Honorary Doctorate
171	Feb 20, 2005	Belarus	Minsk State Linguistic University	Honorary Professor
172	Mar 19, 2005	Philippines	Batangas State University	Honorary Doctorate of Pedagogy
173	Apr 1, 2005	China	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	Honorary Professor
174	Apr 29, 2005	Paraguay	National University of Itapúa	Honorary Doctorate
175	May 7, 2005	China	Beijing Language and Culture University	Honorary Professor
176	May 27, 2005	Brazil	State College of Philosophy, Science and Letters of Cornélio Procópio	Honorary Doctorate
177	Jun 17, 2005	China	Huazhong Normal University	Honorary Professor
178	Jul 14, 2005	China	Guangxi Normal University	Honorary Professor
179	Sep 16, 2005	Mongolia	Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law	Honorary Professor, Philosophy
180	Sep 18, 2005	Vietnam	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Honorary Doctorate
181	Oct 8, 2005	China	East China University of Science and Technology	Honorary Professor
182	Oct 12, 2005	Serbia and Montenegro	Braća Karić University	Honorary Doctorate
183	Dec 20, 2005	Russia	Academy of Security, Defense, and Law Enforcement	Professor
184	Dec 21, 2005	India	Symbiosis International Educational Centre (Deemed University)	Honorary Doctorate of Literature
185	Jan 23, 2006	Russia	Urals State University	Honorary Doctorate
186	Feb 8, 2006	Laos	National University of Laos	Honorary Professor, Humanities
187	Mar 16, 2006	Philippines	Pampanga Agricultural College	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
188	Apr 3, 2006	China	Hunan University	Honorary Professor
189	Apr 28, 2006	Ukraine	National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"	Honorary Doctorate
190	May 5, 2006	China	East China Normal University	Honorary Professor
191	May 22, 2006	China	Nanjing Arts Institute	Honorary Professor
192	May 29, 2006	India	Visva-Bharati University	Honorary Doctorate of Literature (Deshikottama)
193	Jun 2, 2006	China	Southwest University of Political Science and Law	Honorary Professor
194	Jun 6, 2006	USA	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (Citation)
195	Jun 8, 2006	USA	Los Angeles Southwest College	Honorary Professor in Arts
196	Jun 16, 2006	China	Shaoguan University	Honorary Professor
197	Jun 17, 2006	Republic of Korea	Dongshin University	Honorary Doctorate of Public Administration
198	Jul 3, 2006	Thailand	Maejo University	Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Administrative Science
199	Sep 22, 2006	Brazil	Catholic College of Economic Science of Bahia	Honorary Doctorate
200	Oct 7, 2006	China	Beijing Normal University	Honorary Professor (Citation)
201	Nov 24, 2006	Philippines	University of Rizal System	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
202	Dec 8, 2006	China	Dalian University of Technology	Honorary Professor
203	Feb 6, 2007	Republic of Korea	Dongju College	Honorary Professor
204	Feb 26, 2007	China	Guizhou University	Honorary Professor
205	Mar 13, 2007	Russia	Baikal National University of Economics and Law	Honorary Professor
206	Mar 20, 2007	Venezuela	Rafael Belloso Chacín University	Honorary Doctorate
207	Mar 20, 2007	Venezuela	Santa María University	Honorary Doctorate of Laws
208	Mar 23, 2007	Italy	University of Palermo	Honorary Doctorate of Communication Sciences
209	Apr 2, 2007	Brazil	Brazilian Academy of Philosophy	Honorary Doctorate
210	Apr 17, 2007	USA	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
211	Apr 18, 2007	China	Harbin Engineering University	Honorary Professor
212	Apr 29, 2007	Brazil	Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul	Honorary Doctorate
213	May 5, 2007	China	Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences	Honorary Professor
214	May 28, 2007	Taiwan	Southern Taiwan University of Technology	Honorary Doctorate of Engineering
215	May 31, 2007	Russia	Russian State University for the Humanities	Honorary Doctorate
216	Jun 23, 2007	Peru	National University of El Santa	Honorary Doctorate
217	Jul 4, 2007	Sakha Republic (Russia)	Yakut State Agricultural Academy	Honorary Professor
218	Jul 9, 2007	Russia	Far Eastern State Technical University	Honorary Professor
219	Sep 13, 2007	Philippines	University of Southeastern Philippines	Honorary Doctorate of Education
220	Oct 6, 2007	China	Shaanxi Normal University	Honorary Professor
221	Oct 8, 2007	Mexico	University of Humanistic Integration	Honorary Doctorate of Human Sciences
222	Oct 10, 2007	Brazil	Ingá University	Honorary Professor
223	Oct 21, 2007	China	China Youth University for Political Sciences	Honorary Professor
224	Oct 24, 2007	Mongolia	Mongolian State University of Education	Honorary Doctorate
225	Nov 30, 2007	China	Wenzhou Medical College	Honorary Professor
226	Dec 17, 2007	China	Shanghai Normal University	Honorary Lifetime Professor
227	Jan 19, 2008	Dominican Republic	Autonomous University of Santo Domingo	Honorary Doctorate (Citation)
228	Jan 21, 2008	Taiwan	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Management
229	Jan 26, 2008	Philippines	Laguna State Polytechnic University	Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Humanities
230	Mar 1, 2008	China	Hunan University of Science and Technology	Honorary Professor
231	Mar 21, 2008	Kyrgyzstan	I. Arabaev Kyrgyz State University	Honorary Doctorate
232	Mar 31, 2008	China	Jiaying University	Honorary Professor
233	Apr 2, 2008	Russia	Tula State Pedagogical University	Honorary Professor
234	Apr 16, 2008	China	Hebei University	Honorary Professor
235	May 4, 2008	China	Yanan University	Lifetime Professor
236	May 30, 2008	China	Eastern Liaoning University	Honorary Lifetime Professor
237	Jun 2, 2008	China	Changchun University of Technology	Honorary Professor
238	Jun 17, 2008	Brazil	Anhangüera University	Honorary Doctorate
239	Jun 20, 2008	Brazil	Italo-Brazilian University	Honorary Doctorate
240	Jul 10, 2008	Philippines	Benguet State University	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
241	Jul 22, 2008	Taiwan	Chungyu Institute of Technology	Honorary Professor
242	Jul 24, 2008	Taiwan	Tainan University of Technology	Honorary Professor
243	Sep 18, 2008	Philippines	Ifugao State College of Agriculture and Forestry	Honorary Doctorate of Education in Ancient Learning, Culture and World Peace
244	Oct 11, 2008	Philippines	Universidad de Manila	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
245	Oct 29, 2008	Mongolia	Mongolia University of Science and Technology	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
246	Dec 3, 2008	China	Dalian University	Honorary Professor
247	Jan 19, 2009	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts	Honorary Professor
248	Feb 24, 2009	Malaysia	Open University Malaysia	Honorary Doctorate of Arts (Humanities)
249	Mar 16, 2009	Bolivia	University of Aquino-Bolivia	Honorary Doctorate
250	Mar 21, 2009	Denmark	University College South	Honorary Doctorate
251	Apr 2, 2009	Republic of Korea	Korea Maritime University	University Professor
252	Apr 10, 2009	Kyrgyzstan	Issyk-Kul State University	Honorary Professor
253	Apr 17, 2009	China	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University	Honorary Professor
254	Apr 24, 2009	China	Henan Normal University	Honorary Professor
255	May 18, 2009	UK	Queen's University Belfast	Honorary Doctorate of Laws(Citation)
256	May 28, 2009	China	Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics	Honorary Professor
257	Jun 29, 2009	Philippines	Southern Luzon State University	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
258	Jul 16, 2009	Brazil	Federal University of Rondônia	Honorary Doctorate
259	Sep 4, 2009	Republic of Korea	Hongik University	Honorary Doctorate of Literature
260	Sep 24, 2009	Macau (China)	Asia International Open University (Macau)	Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy
261	Sep 26, 2009	Brazil	Maranhão School of Government	Honorary Professor
262	Sep 28, 2009	Brazil	Silva e Souza Integrated College	Honorary Doctorate of Architecture and Urban Engineering
263	Oct 10, 2009	Indonesia	Universitas Indonesia	Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy and Peace
264	Oct 14, 2009	China	Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering	Honorary Professor
265	Oct 25, 2009	China	Dalian Polytechnic University	Emeritus Professor
266	Oct 28, 2009	Sakha Republic (Russia)	Yakutsk Teacher-training College No.1	Honorary Professor
267	Nov 1, 2009	China	Southwest Jiaotong University	Honorary Professor
268	Nov 6, 2009	China	Xi'an University of Technology	Honorary Professor
269	Nov 23, 2009	China	Ningxia University	Honorary Lifetime Professor
270	Dec 8, 2009	Taiwan	Yu Da University	Honorary Professor
271	Dec 15, 2009	Mexico	Enrique Díaz de León University	Honorary Doctorate
272	Dec 23, 2009	China	Xi'an Peihua University	Honorary Professor
273	Jan 15, 2010	USA	Guam Community College	Honorary Professor
274	Jan 27, 2010	China	Anhui University of Science and Technology	Honorary Professor
275	Feb 24, 2010	Uzbekistan	Fine Arts Institute, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences	Honorary Doctorate
276	Feb 27, 2010	China	Xi'an International University	Honorary Professor
277	Mar 10, 2010	China	Guangdong University of Business Studies	Honorary Professor
278	Mar 16, 2010	Venezuela	Bicentennial University of Aragua	Honorary Doctorate of Education
279	Mar 16, 2010	Venezuela	Bicentennial University of Aragua	Honorary Professor
280	Mar 21, 2010	China	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Honorary Professor
281	Mar 26, 2010	Philippines	Ramon Magsaysay Technological University	Centennial Honorary Professor
282	Apr 2, 2010	Armenia	Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts	Honorary Doctorate
283	Apr 5, 2010	China	Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences	Honorary Professor
284	Apr 15, 2010	China	Xinjiang Medical University	Honorary Professor
285	Apr 15, 2010	China	Guangxi Arts Institute	Lifetime Honorary Professor
286	Apr 20, 2010	China	Shaoxing University	Honorary Professor
287	May 4, 2010	Canada	Université Laval	Honorary Doctorate of Education (Citation)
288	May 13, 2010	China	Tsinghua University	Honorary Professor (Citation)
289	May 28, 2010	China	Beijing City University	Honorary Professor
290	Jun 8, 2010	China	Ningbo University	Honorary Professor
291	Jun 9, 2010	China	Zhejiang Ocean University	Honorary Professor
292	Jun 28, 2010	USA	George Mason University	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
293	July 2, 2010	Taiwan	National Taiwan University of Arts	Honorary Professor
294	July 29, 2010	Taiwan	National University of Kaohsiung	Honorary Professor
295	Aug 2, 2010	Malaysia	University of Malaya	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities (Citation)
296	Aug 17, 2010	Kyrgyzstan	Osh Humanitarian Pedagogical Institute	Honorary Professor
297	Aug 17, 2010	Kyrgyzstan	Osh Agricultural Institute	Honorary Professor
298	Sep 8, 2010	Chile	Pedro de Valdivia University	Honorary Doctorate
299	Oct 9, 2010	Philippines	University of Southern Mindanao	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
300	Nov 21, 2010	USA	University of Massachusetts Boston	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
301	Nov 28, 2010	Brazil	Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Amazonas	Honorary Doctorate
302	Dec 1, 2010	China	Dalian Maritime University	Honorary Professor
303	Dec 2, 2010	Brazil	São Paulo Metropolitan University	Honorary Professor
304	Dec 10, 2010	Brazil	Federal University of Mato Grosso	Honorary Doctorate
305	Dec 22, 2010	Taiwan	National Formosa University	Honorary Doctorate
306	Dec 23, 2010	Republic of Korea	Konyang University	Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration
307	Jan 29, 2011	Macau	Macao Polytechnic Institute	Honorary Professor
308	Mar 2, 2011	Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz-Russian Academy of Education	Honorary Professor
309	May 18, 2011	Macau	Macau University of Science and Technology	Honorary Professor
310	May 26, 2011	China	Hainan Normal University	Honorary Professor
311	Jul 12, 2011	Republic of Korea	Chungju National University	Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration
312	Jul 29, 2011	Philippines	Pangasinan State University	Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
313	Sep 16, 2011	Republic of Korea	Pukyong National University	Honorary Doctorate of International and Area Studies
314	Sep 25, 2011	Zambia	University of Zambia	Honorary Doctorate of Laws
315	Oct 13, 2011	Philippines	Central Luzon State University	Honorary Lifetime Professor
316	Oct 20, 2011	China	Jinggangshan University	Honorary Professor
317	Oct 25, 2011	UK	University of Buckingham	Honorary Doctorate of Letters
318	Nov 9, 2011	China	Jimei University	Honorary Professor
319	Nov 18, 2011	Russia	Russian State University of Trade and Economics	Honorary Doctorate