Niwano Peace Prize
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The Niwano Peace Prize is a roughly USD$220,000 award, which is annually granted by a seven member committee, consisting of Buddhists, Christians and Muslims.
The Tokyo based Niwano Peace Foundation was initiated by the Japanese citizen Nikkyo Niwano, founder of the buddhist lay organisation Rissho Kosei Kai; he was one of the few non-Christian observers of the Second Vatican Council. His son Nichiko Niwano is his successor as chairman of the movement, which is dedicated to the interreligious dialogue.
[edit] Laureates
- 2008: Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Jordan
- 2007: Cheng Yen, founder of Tzu-Chi, the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Foundation
- 2006: Rabbis for Human Rights, Israël
- 2005: Dr. Hans Küng, Germany
- 2004: Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI), Uganda
- 2003: Dr. Scilla Elworthy
- 2002: Samuel Ruiz García, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
- 2001: Elias Chacour, bishop of the Melkite-Catholic Church in Israel
- 2000: Dr. Kang Won Yong, Korea
- 1999: Community of Sant'Egidio, Italy
- 1998: Maha Ghosananda, Cambodia
- 1997: Corrymeela Community, Northern Ireland
- 1996: Marii Hasegawa, USA
- 1995: M. Aram, India
- 1994: Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns, Archbishop of Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- 1993: Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, Israel [1]
- 1992: A. T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lanka
- 1991: Dr. Hildegard Goss-Mayr, Austria
- 1990: Norman Cousins, USA
- 1989: Etai Yamada, Japan
- 1988: not awarded
- 1987: Islamic World Congress , Pakistan
- 1986: Philip A. Potter, Dominican Republic
- 1985: Zhao Pu Chu, China
- 1984: Homer A. Jack, USA
- 1983: Dom Hélder Câmara, Brazil
