Soka Gakkai
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Soka Gakkai is a Japanese new religion founded in 1930 based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren. The Sōka Gakkai has been led by Minoru Harada since December 2023.
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Tsunesaburō Makiguchi, the first President of the Sōka Gakkai
Jōsei Toda, the second President of the Sōka Gakkai
Daisaku Ikeda, third President of the Soka Gakkai, 2010
Nichiren
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Nichiren was a Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period. His teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism, a unique branch of Japanese Mahayana Buddhism based on the Lotus Sutra.
Soka Gakkai
…Gakkai; "creating value study group") is a Japanese new religion founded in 1930 based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren. The Sōka Gakkai has been led by Minoru Harada since December 2023. The organization bases its teachings on Nichiren's interpretation of the Lotus Sutra…
Portrait from Kuon-ji Temple in Mount Minobu, Yamanashi prefecture, 15th century
The banishment of Nichiren in 1261. The disciple Nichirō wished to follow but was forbidden to do so. Tourist postcard artwork, circa 1920s.
Tojo no Saemon Attacks Nichiren at Komatsubara