Nichirenism Explained

is the nationalistic interpretation of the teachings of Nichiren.^[1] The most well-known representatives of this form of Nichiren Buddhism are Nissho Inoue and Tanaka Chigaku, who construed Nichiren's teachings according to the notion of Kokutai.^{[2] [3]} It was especially Chigaku who "made innovative use of print media to disseminate his message"^[4] and is therefore regarded to have influenced Nichiren-based Japanese new religions in terms of methods of propagation.

See also

• Japanese nationalism
• Kanji Ishiwara
• Kokuchūkai
• League of Blood Incident
• May 15 Incident
• Shōwa Restoration

Bibliography

• Iguchi, Gerald (2006). Nichirenism as Modernism: Imperialism, Fascism, and Buddhism in Modern Japan (Ph.D. Dissertation), University of California, San Diego,
• Satomi, Kishio (1923). Japanese civilization, its significance and realization: Nichirenism and the Japanese National Principles, London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & co., ltd. Reprint: London: Routledge 2001.

Notes and References

1. Montgomery, Daniel (1991). Fire in the Lotus, The Dynamic Religion of Nichiren, London: Mandala,, page 217-218
2. 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., page 203
3. Religions of the World, Second edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC Clio, 2010.,Page 1640
4. 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., page 198