Niwano Peace Prize

The Niwano Peace Prize is a roughly 220 000 Dollar award, which is annually granted by a seven member comittee, consisting of Buddhists, Christians and Muslims.

The Tokio 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.

Laureates

2000 – 2009

2005: Dr. Hans Küng, Germany

2004: Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI), Uganda

2003: Dr. Priscilla Elworthy

2002: Samuel Ruiz García, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico

2001: Elias Chacour, priest of the Melkite-Catholic Church in Israel

2000: Dr. Kang Won Yong, Korea

1990 – 1999

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 Paolo (Brazil)

1993: Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, Israel [1]

1992: A. T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lanka

1991: Hildegard Goss-Mayr, Austria

1990: Norman Cousins, USA

1983 – 1989

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

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