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| The {{nihongo|'''Kokuchūkai'''|国柱会||extra="Pillar of the Nation Society"<!-- "Pillar of the Nation Society" is sourcable in both Keene and Stone. "National Pillar Society" sounds like a union of masonry workers or a nationwide group of people with WAY too much free time on their hands who enjoy talking about pillars. -->}} is a lay-oriented ] organisation.<ref name=Britannica>''Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten'' article "Kokuchūkai". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.</ref> It was founded by ] in 1880 as {{nihongo|'''Rengekai'''|蓮華会||extra="Lotus Blossom Society"}} and renamed {{nihongo|'''Risshō Ankokukai'''|立正安国会}} in 1884 before adopting its current name in 1914.<ref name=Britannica/><ref name="Otani 115">Eiichi |
The {{nihongo|'''Kokuchūkai'''|国柱会||extra="Pillar of the Nation Society"<!-- "Pillar of the Nation Society" is sourcable in both Keene and Stone. "National Pillar Society" sounds like a union of masonry workers or a nationwide group of people with WAY too much free time on their hands who enjoy talking about pillars. -->}} is a lay-oriented ] organisation.<ref name=Britannica>''Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten'' article "Kokuchūkai". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.</ref> It was founded by ] in 1880 as {{nihongo|'''Rengekai'''|蓮華会||extra="Lotus Blossom Society"}} and renamed {{nihongo|'''Risshō Ankokukai'''|立正安国会}} in 1884 before adopting its current name in 1914.<ref name=Britannica/><ref name="Otani 115">Eiichi Ōtani, ("A Comparative Analysis of Buddhist Nationalism in Asia"). ]. p 115</ref> | ||
| Originally based in ], the group shifted its head office to to ], ]/], ] and ] before finally moving back to Tokyo.<ref name=Stone>Jacqueline I. Stone, . IN: Steven Heine; Charles S. Prebish (ed.) ''Buddhism in the Modern World''. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 0195146972. pp 197-198.</ref> The group is currently based in Ichinoe, ].<ref name=Britannica/> | Originally based in ], the group shifted its head office to to ], ]/], ] and ] before finally moving back to Tokyo.<ref name=Stone>Jacqueline I. Stone, . IN: Steven Heine; Charles S. Prebish (ed.) ''Buddhism in the Modern World''. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 0195146972. pp 197-198.</ref> The group is currently based in Ichinoe, ].<ref name=Britannica/> | ||
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The group's publications include the monthly magazines {{nihongo|''Nichiren-shugi''|日蓮主義||extra="]"}} and {{nihongo|''Shin-sekai''|真世界||extra="True World"}}.<ref name=Britannica/> | ||
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The Kokuchūkai (国柱会, "Pillar of the Nation Society") is a lay-oriented Nichiren Buddhist organisation. It was founded by Tanaka Chigaku in 1880 as Rengekai (蓮華会, "Lotus Blossom Society") and renamed Risshō Ankokukai (立正安国会) in 1884 before adopting its current name in 1914.
Originally based in Yokohama, the group shifted its head office to to Tokyo, Kyoto/Osaka, Kamakura and Miho, Shizuoka before finally moving back to Tokyo. The group is currently based in Ichinoe, Edogawa-ku.
The Kokuchūkai's teachings are based on Nichiren Buddhism with a strong emphasis given to a nationalistic interpretation of the teachings of Nichiren and the notion of Kokutai.
Teachings
Among the group's principal teachings are to return to the teachings of the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, the 13th-century monk Nichiren and unite the various sects of Nichiren Buddhism. The group's teachings are characterized by a strong form of Nichirenism.
The group's sacred text is the Lotus Sutra and their main object of reverence is the Sado Shigen Myō Mandara (佐渡始原妙曼荼羅, Japanese Misplaced Pages article), a mandala supposedly made by Nichiren on the island of Sado.
Membership
At its height in 1924, the group's membership was estimated at over 7,000.
The literary figures Chogyū Takayama and Kenji Miyazawa were members of the Kokuchūkai for a time. The group's official website continues to claim them, but they ultimately rejected Tanaka's nationalistic views.
Publications
The group's publications include the monthly magazines Nichiren-shugi (日蓮主義, "Nichirenism") and Shin-sekai (真世界, "True World").
References
- ^ Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten article "Kokuchūkai". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.
- Eiichi Ōtani, Ajia no Bukkyō-nashonarizumu no Hikaku-bunseki ("A Comparative Analysis of Buddhist Nationalism in Asia"). International Research Center for Japanese Studies. p 115
- ^ Jacqueline I. Stone, "By Imperial Edict and Shogunal Decree: politics and the issue of the ordination platform in modern lay Nichiren Buddhism". IN: Steven Heine; Charles S. Prebish (ed.) Buddhism in the Modern World. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 0195146972. pp 197-198.
- Chigaku Tanaka (1935). What is Nippon Kokutai?: Introduction to Nipponese National Principles ... Shishio Bunko. OCLC 15279654.
- Risshō Ankoku no jitsugen e on the Kokuchūkai's official website.
- Keene, Donald (1999), A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 4: Dawn to the West &mdash Japanese Literature of the Modern Era (Poetry, Drama, Criticism), New York: Columbia University Press, p. 285, ISBN 978-0-2311-1439-4.
- "Takayama Chogyū" on the Kokuchūkai's official website.
- "Kenji Miyazawa" on the Kokuchūkai's official website.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)