Reiyūkai
Sign in to save, or Reiyūkai Shakaden, is a Japanese Buddhist new religious movement founded in 1919 by Kakutarō Kubo (1892–1944) and Kimi Kotani (1901–1971). It is a lay organization (there are no priests) inspired by Nichiren Buddhism, but not affiliated to any particular sect.
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Vinony's link graph records 66 inbound references to Reiyūkai, and connects out to United Nations, Nepal and Tokyo.
Vinony files it under Japanese new religions, Nichiren Buddhism and No local image but image on Wikidata.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- religious denomination
- Official name
- 宗教法人霊友会
- Country
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Azabudai
- Official website
- reiyukaiglobal.org
- Image
- Reiyukai-Shakaden-01.jpg
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- inception
- 1930-07-13
- Commons category
- Reiyukai
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Main locations
- Shakaden
- Mirokusan
- Derived movements
- Political influence
- References
- Literature
- External links
, or Reiyūkai Shakaden, is a Japanese Buddhist new religious movement founded in 1919 by Kakutarō Kubo (1892–1944) and Kimi Kotani (1901–1971). It is a lay organization (there are no priests) inspired by Nichiren Buddhism, but not affiliated to any particular sect.
Reiyūkai considers itself the grandfather of lay-based new religions devoted to the Lotus Sutra and ancestor veneration. Reiyūkai membership currently stands at 5.14 million members, with the majority living in Japan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Reiyūkai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.