Reiyukai Kyodan
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Reiyukai Kyodan is a Japanese Buddhist
new religious movement
. It belongs to Nichiren
Buddhism. It was founded by Kubo Kakutaro in about 1924. His successor was his sister-in-law Kotani Kimi (1901–1971). It has supported various politicians on the right wing of the
Liberal Democratic Party
. Another group is PL Kyodan
.
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
new religious movement
New religious movement
A new religious movement is a religious community or ethical, spiritual, or philosophical group of modern origin, which has a peripheral place within the dominant religious culture. NRMs may be novel in origin or they may be part of a wider religion, such as Christianity, Hinduism or Buddhism, in...
. It belongs to Nichiren
Nichiren
Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period in Japan. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra, entitled Myōhō-Renge-Kyō in Japanese, as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment and the chanting of Nam-Myōhō-Renge-Kyō as the essential practice of the teaching...
Buddhism. It was founded by Kubo Kakutaro in about 1924. His successor was his sister-in-law Kotani Kimi (1901–1971). It has supported various politicians on the right wing of the
Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
. Another group is PL Kyodan
PL Kyodan
, is a Japanese Shinshūkyō founded in 1924 by Tokuharu Miki , who was a priest in the Obaku Sect of Zen Buddhism. The stated aim of the Church of Perfect Liberty is to bring about world peace.-Teachings:...
.
See also
- GedatsukaiGedatsukaiis a Japanese new religious movement founded in 1929. The number of adherents exceeded 200,000 in the 1990s. It is a syncretic movement, with influences drawing from traditional Shinto and Shingon Buddhist teachings. Its central deity is Gochi Nyorai . Gedatsu is the Japanese term for moksha or...
- Hommon ButsuryuHommon ButsuryuHommon Butsuryu is a Japanese religious movement. It has been established by Nagamatsu Nissen in 1857. It is a Buddhist group. It calls Nichiren Great Master....
- Otani-haOtani-haOtani-ha is a Japanese Buddhist movement. It belongs to Jōdo Shinshū. Otani University in Kyoto belongs to Otani-ha. The headquarters of Otani-ha are in Kyoto as well. The mother temple of Otani-ha is Higashi Honganji. The movement belongs to Shin Buddhism. -See also:*Gedatsukai*Hommon...
- Seicho-no-le