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'''Nichirenism''' (日蓮主義, ''Nichirenshugi''). is the nationalistic interpretation of the teachings of [[Nichiren]].<ref>Montgomery, Daniel (1991). Fire in the Lotus, The Dynamic Religion of Nichiren, London: Mandala, ISBN 1852740914, page 217-218</ref> 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]].<ref>Tanaka Chigaku: What is Nippon Kokutai? Introduction to Nipponese National Principles. Shishio Bunka, Tokyo 1935-36</ref> It was especially Chigaku who “made innovative use of print media to disseminate his message”<ref>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, page 198 </ref> and is therefore regarded to have influenced Nichiren based [[Japanese new religions]] in terms of methods of propagation.
'''Nichirenism''' (日蓮主義, ''Nichirenshugi''). is the nationalistic interpretation of the teachings of [[Nichiren]].<ref>Montgomery, Daniel (1991). Fire in the Lotus, The Dynamic Religion of Nichiren, London: Mandala, ISBN 1852740914, page 217-218</ref> 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]].{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} It was especially Chigaku who “made innovative use of print media to disseminate his message”<ref>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, page 198 </ref> and is therefore regarded to have influenced Nichiren based [[Japanese new religions]] in terms of methods of propagation.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 10:45, 20 August 2015

Nichirenism (日蓮主義, Nichirenshugi). 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.[citation needed] It was especially Chigaku who “made innovative use of print media to disseminate his message”[2] and is therefore regarded to have influenced Nichiren based Japanese new religions in terms of methods of propagation.

See also

References

  1. ^ Montgomery, Daniel (1991). Fire in the Lotus, The Dynamic Religion of Nichiren, London: Mandala, ISBN 1852740914, 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. ISBN 0195146972, page 198

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. ISBN 0415245346