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Although Zenji keeps a low profile, he has inspired millions around the world and his work has been praised by major media outlets including the BBC, CBC, Olympics Media in association with the New York Times, National Post, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express and Hitavada. Zenji is the only one selected from around the world to serve as the spiritual and motivational coach to a record 50 medal-winning Olympians -- and  his inspirational speeches have also been praised by Canada's Federal Ministers of Defense, Finance, Immigration, Citizenship, Multiculturalism and Status of Women as well as Canadian Ambassadors to India, Nepal, China, Iran and the Middle East. Zenji has also been praised by senior advisors to Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton and has given raved about speeches alongside scholars from the universities of Oxford, Harvard, Yale, George Washington, Tokyo, Korea, Hong Kong, Toronto, Wilfred Laurier, Ryerson, Indian Institute of Management and Nagpur University. Similarly, when the Japanese Sangha and the Indian Govt. organized the biggest ever Buddhist event in Nagpur, Zenji was chosen to give the keynote speech before a million people in honor of India's greatest human rights champion B.R. Ambedkar.  He was also the only non-American selected to give the keynote speech in Washington at the Council that liaisons with the White House. Furthermore, when the City of Toronto proclaimed Buddha Day, Zenji was chosen to give the keynote speech at an event attended by the monks and scholars of the city. In addition, Zenji was given the honor of speaking at the official Celebration of the  Indian Independence Day by the Govt of India. Zenji has also helped raise millions for charities praised by Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan and producers linked to the world's highest paid actors such as Salman Khan, Ranbeer Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif.  Zenji was also be chosen to be the spokesperson for a major UN-backed charity and has been invited to represent the Buddhist Diaspore at the US Congress, Canadian Legislature and  and EU Parliament.

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Named after the iconic Indo-Japanese saint Bodhidharma (Zenji) and Indo-Japanese Saint Bodhisena (Nio of Todaiji) who helped establish Buddhism as the Official religion of Japan at the world's biggest Buddhist temple), Zenji Nio is the only Acharya (Highest Teacher) to to have taught Buddhism in every Buddhist nation to every Buddhist community in the world with a special emphasis on Japan's holiest sites of Kamakura, Kyoto, Nagano, Tokyo, Osaka and Nara where many of the most iconic temples were built by the Samurai. Furthermore, Zenji is the only non-Japanese person to launch a Samurai Museum and Temple in Tokyo which teaches Buddhism as practiced by famous Samurai warriors including Tokugawa, Hideyoshi, Shingen, Honda, Musashi et all. Zenji is also the only North American to have been honored by the Samurai Clans of Japan and his office is in the most sought after area of Japan that was very important to  Sempo Sugihara -- as per a long tradition where the greatest ever Samurai warriors were also ordained as Buddhist priests, lived in Buddhist temples, and were avid patrons of Buddhism. Similarly, Zenji's office in Canada is on Bay Street in Toronto and he has been chosen by the Govt of Canada to represent Buddhism at many major forums.

 

 

For more information on the Sempo Center: www.SempoCenter.com

 

For more information in general: Samurai Foundation at www.SamuraiCenter.org

 

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