On Pursuit of Absolute Happiness--Discussion on the Viewpoint of Daisaku Ikeda’s Happiness
ZHANG Xi-ping
Abstract：Daisaku Ikeda asserted that the purpose of life is to become happy. From Ikeda’s point of view, there are two kinds of happiness, “relative happiness” and “absolute happiness”. “Relative happiness”, as the foundation of “absolute happiness”, is happiness that depends on things outside us. While the happiness that such things bring us is certainly real, it shatters easily when external conditions alter. “Absolute happiness”, on the other hand, is something we must find inside us. It means establishing a status of life in which we are never defeated by trials, and where just being alive is a source of great joy. To transform “relative happiness”to“absolute happiness” progressively, Ikeda reveals that the heart is what is important.
Keywords：Daisaku Ikedarelative happinessabsolute happinessthe value of pursuit
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 29-31 )