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Kokuchūkai (国柱会, National Pillar Society or Pillar of the Nation Society) is a lay-oriented Buddhist organisation. It was founded by Tanaka Chigaku in 1880 as Rengekai (蓮華会, "Lotus Blossom Society"), founded; it was renamed Rissho Ankokukai (立正安国会) in 1884 and adopted its current name in 1914.
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. Its membership reached its peak with 7,000 adherents in 1924 and 23,000 in 1950. Nevertheless the organisation is mentioned as an example of how Nichiren's teachings were interpreted in a nationalistic fashion, also referred to as Nichirenism, and influenced Nichiren Buddhist based new religions in terms of propagation.
References
- Eiichi Otani (大谷栄一) アジアの仏教ナショナリズムの比較分析. International Research Center for Japanese Studies. p. 115
- Tanaka Chigaku: What is Nippon Kokutai? Introduction to Nipponese National Principles. Shishio Bunka, Tokyo 1935-36
- 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, p. 198
- Catherine Wessinger (2000). Millennialism, Persecution, and Violence: Historical Cases. Syracuse University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-8156-2809-5.
- Jun'ichi Isomae (6 June 2014). Religious Discourse in Modern Japan: Religion, State, and Shintō. Brill Academic Pub. p. 189. ISBN 978-90-04-27268-2.
- Steven M. Emmanuel (22 January 2013). A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy. John Wiley & Sons. p. 620. ISBN 978-1-118-32388-5.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)