Niwano Peace Prize

The Niwano Peace Prize is worth the equivalent of 155,000 euros and is awarded annually by a seven-member committee made up of Buddhists, Christians and Muslims.

The initiator of the Tokyo- based Niwano Peace Foundation is the Japanese Nikkyō Niwano , founder of the Buddhist lay movement Rissho Kosei-Kai . Nikkyō Niwano was one of the few non-Christian observers at the Second Vatican Council . His son Nichiko Niwano succeeds him as president of the movement committed to interreligious dialogue .

Award winners

1983 to 1989

Hélder Câmara , the first prize winner. From Brasil

• 1983: Dom Hélder Câmara , Brazil
• 1984: Homer A. Jack , USA
• 1985: Zhao Puchu , China
• 1986: Philip Potter , Dominica
• 1987: World Islamic Congress , Pakistan
• 1988: not awarded
• 1989: Etai Yamada , Japan

1990 to 1999

AT Ariyaratne , the 1992 Sri Lankan awardee

• 1990: Norman Cousins , USA
• 1991: Hildegard Goss-Mayr , Austria
• 1992: AT Ariyaratne , Sri Lanka
• 1993: Neve Shalom , Israel
• 1994: Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns , Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil)
• 1995: M. Aram , India
• 1996: Marii Hasegawa , USA
• 1997: Corrymeela Community , Northern Ireland
• 1998: Maha Ghosananda , Cambodia
• 1999: Community of Sant'Egidio , Italy

2000 to 2009

Hassan ibn Talal , the 2008 awardee from Jordan

• 2000: Dr. Kang Won Yong , Korea
• 2001: Elias Chacour , Melkite Catholic priest in Israel
• 2002: Samuel Ruiz García , Former Bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
• 2003: Dr. Scilla Elworthy
• 2004: Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI), Uganda
• 2005: Prof. em. Dr. Hans Küng , Switzerland
• 2006: Rabbis for Human Rights , Israel
• 2007: Cheng Yen , Taiwan
• 2008: Hassan ibn Talal , Jordan
• 2009: Gideon Baguma Byamugisha , Uganda

Since 2010

Ela Bhatt , the 2010 winner from India

• 2010: Ela Bhatt , India
• 2011: Sulak Sivaraksa , Thailand
• 2012: Rosalina Tuyuc Velasquez , Guatemala
• 2013: Gunnar Stålsett , Norway
• 2014: Dena Merriam
• 2015: Esther Abimiku Ibanga
• 2016: Center for Peace Building and Reconciliation (CPBR) , Sri Lanka
• 2017: Munib Younan

Web links

• Niwano Peace Foundation (here: English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 200,000 yen . About Niwano Peace Prize. In: npf.or.jp, accessed on August 15, 2017.