Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha explained

Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha (official name), commonly called Honganji-ha, is a Japanese Buddhist organization. It is a sub-sect within Jodo Shinshu.[1] Its head temple is Nishi Hongan-ji. It is the largest Jodo Shinshu sub-sect, the second largest being Otani-ha.

Hongwanji-ha has declared itself against the Iraq War.[2] It has millions of members.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japanese Buddhism: a Short History Buddhist Studies . ibc.ac.th . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070822212100/http://www.ibc.ac.th/faqing/node/43 . 2007-08-22.
  2. Web site: Accueil.
  3. Web site: Japanese Buddhism: A Short History . 2010-01-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100124012005/http://www.shinshufin.info/japbuddh.htm . 2010-01-24 .

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