Myōchikai Kyōdan
Myōchikai Kyōdan (妙智会教団) is a Japanese Buddhist lay organisation that stems from Reiyūkai.[1] It was founded in 1950 by . Its teachings are based on Nichiren Buddhism and the Lotus Sutra. By its own account it has close ties as an NGO with UNICEF and the UNHCR.[2][3] The director of Myōchikai Kyōdan, was selected for General Director for the Japanese Council of the World Council of Religions for Peace.[4]
Its current leader is who is also president of the . The organisation’s headquarters is in Tokyo and by its own account it has 957.000 members, most of which are in Japan. Reciting the Lotus Sutra as a means of moral self-cultivation and ancestor veneration are said to be fundamental to its religious practice.[5]
References[]
- ^ Montgomery, Daniel (1991). Fire in the Lotus, The Dynamic Religion of Nichiren, London: Mandala, ISBN 1852740914 , page 221
- ^ Message from Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto
- ^ UNICEF: Reverend Takeyasu Miyamoto
- ^ Religious Information Research Center
- ^ Pokorny, Lukas (2011). Neue religiöse Bewegungen in Japan heute: ein Überblick [New Religious Movements in Japan Today: a Survey]. In: Hödl, Hans Gerald and Veronika Futterknecht, ed. Religionen nach der Säkularisierung. Festschrift für Johann Figl zum 65. Geburtstag, Wien: LIT, p.190
Bibliography[]
- Robert Kisala: Myochikai Kyodan. In: Peter Clarke (Hrsg.): Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements. ISBN 0-203-48433-9
External links[]
Categories:
- 1950 establishments in Japan
- Buddhist new religious movements
- Japanese new religions
- Nichiren Buddhism
- Religious organizations based in Japan