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The {{nihongo|'''Kokuchūkai'''|国柱会||extra="Pillar of the Nation Society"<!-- "Pillar of the Nation Society" is sourcable in both Keene and Stone. "National Pillar Society" sounds like a union of masonry workers or a nationwide group of people with WAY too much free time on their hands who enjoy talking about pillars. -->}} is a lay-oriented [[Nichiren Buddhism|Nichiren Buddhist]] organisation.<ref name=Britannica>''Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten'' article "Kokuchūkai". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.</ref> It was founded by [[Tanaka Chigaku]] in 1880 as {{nihongo|'''Rengekai'''|蓮華会||extra="Lotus Blossom Society"}} and renamed {{nihongo|'''Risshō Ankokukai'''|立正安国会}} in 1884 before adopting its current name in 1914.<ref name=Britannica/><ref name="Otani 115">Eiichi Ōtani, [https://publications.nichibun.ac.jp/region/d/NSH/series/kosh/2012-03-16/s001/s016/pdf/article.pdf ''Ajia no Bukkyō-nashonarizumu no Hikaku-bunseki''] ("A Comparative Analysis of Buddhist Nationalism in Asia"). [[International Research Center for Japanese Studies]]. p 115</ref> |
The {{nihongo|'''Kokuchūkai'''|国柱会||extra="Pillar of the Nation Society"<!-- "Pillar of the Nation Society" is sourcable in both Keene and Stone. "National Pillar Society" sounds like a union of masonry workers or a nationwide group of people with WAY too much free time on their hands who enjoy talking about pillars. -->}} is a lay-oriented [[Nichiren Buddhism|Nichiren Buddhist]] organisation.<ref name=Britannica>''Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten'' article "Kokuchūkai". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.</ref> It was founded by [[Tanaka Chigaku]] in 1880 as {{nihongo|'''Rengekai'''|蓮華会||extra="Lotus Blossom Society"}} and renamed {{nihongo|'''Risshō Ankokukai'''|立正安国会}} in 1884 before adopting its current name in 1914.<ref name=Britannica/><ref name="Otani 115">Eiichi Ōtani, [https://publications.nichibun.ac.jp/region/d/NSH/series/kosh/2012-03-16/s001/s016/pdf/article.pdf ''Ajia no Bukkyō-nashonarizumu no Hikaku-bunseki''] ("A Comparative Analysis of Buddhist Nationalism in Asia"). [[International Research Center for Japanese Studies]]. p 115</ref> |
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Originally based in [[Yokohama]], the group shifted its head office to [[Tokyo]], [[Kyoto]]/[[Osaka]], [[Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] and [[Miho, Shizuoka]] before finally moving back to Tokyo.<ref name=Stone>Jacqueline I. Stone, [http://www.princeton.edu/~jstone/Articles%20on%20the%20Lotus%20Sutra%20Tendai%20and%20Nichiren%20Buddhism/%27By%20Imperial%20Edict%20and%20Shogunal%20Decree%27%20-%20Politics%20and%20the%20Iss.pdf "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. pp 197-198.</ref> The group is currently based in Ichinoe, [[Edogawa, Tokyo|Edogawa-ku]].<ref name=Britannica/> |
Originally based in [[Yokohama]], the group shifted its head office to [[Tokyo]], [[Kyoto]]/[[Osaka]], [[Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] and [[Miho, Shizuoka]] before finally moving back to Tokyo.<ref name=Stone>Jacqueline I. Stone, [http://www.princeton.edu/~jstone/Articles%20on%20the%20Lotus%20Sutra%20Tendai%20and%20Nichiren%20Buddhism/%27By%20Imperial%20Edict%20and%20Shogunal%20Decree%27%20-%20Politics%20and%20the%20Iss.pdf "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. pp 197-198.</ref> The group is currently based in Ichinoe, [[Edogawa, Tokyo|Edogawa-ku]].<ref name=Britannica/> |
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==Teachings== |
==Teachings== |
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Among the group's principal teachings are to return to the teachings of the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, the 13th-century monk [[Nichiren]] and unite the various sects of Nichiren Buddhism.<ref name=Britannica/> The group's teachings are characterized by a strong form of [[Nichirenism |
Among the group's principal teachings are to return to the teachings of the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, the 13th-century monk [[Nichiren]] and unite the various sects of Nichiren Buddhism.<ref name=Britannica/> The group's teachings are characterized by a strong form of [[Nichirenism]].<ref name=Britannica/> |
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The group's sacred text is the [[Lotus Sutra]]<ref name=Britannica/> and their main object of reverence is the {{nihongo|''Sado Shigen Myō Mandara''|佐渡始原妙曼荼羅||extra=[[:ja:佐渡始顕本尊|Japanese Wikipedia article]]}}, a [[mandala]] supposedly made by Nichiren on the island of [[Sado, Niigata|Sado]].<ref name=Britannica/><ref name="Kokuchukai origin">[http://www.kokuchukai.or.jp/about/rissyouankoku.html ''Risshō Ankoku no jitsugen e''] on the Kokuchūkai's official website.</ref> |
The group's sacred text is the [[Lotus Sutra]]<ref name=Britannica/> and their main object of reverence is the {{nihongo|''Sado Shigen Myō Mandara''|佐渡始原妙曼荼羅||extra=[[:ja:佐渡始顕本尊|Japanese Wikipedia article]]}}, a [[mandala]] supposedly made by Nichiren on the island of [[Sado, Niigata|Sado]].<ref name=Britannica/><ref name="Kokuchukai origin">[http://www.kokuchukai.or.jp/about/rissyouankoku.html ''Risshō Ankoku no jitsugen e''] on the Kokuchūkai's official website.</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:33, 6 May 2015
The Kokuchūkai (国柱会, "Pillar of the Nation Society") is a lay-oriented Nichiren Buddhist organisation.[1] It was founded by Tanaka Chigaku in 1880 as Rengekai (蓮華会, "Lotus Blossom Society") and renamed Risshō Ankokukai (立正安国会) in 1884 before adopting its current name in 1914.[1][2]
Originally based in Yokohama, the group shifted its head office to Tokyo, Kyoto/Osaka, Kamakura and Miho, Shizuoka before finally moving back to Tokyo.[3] The group is currently based in Ichinoe, Edogawa-ku.[1]
Teachings
Among the group's principal teachings are to return to the teachings of the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, the 13th-century monk Nichiren and unite the various sects of Nichiren Buddhism.[1] The group's teachings are characterized by a strong form of Nichirenism.[1]
The group's sacred text is the Lotus Sutra[1] and their main object of reverence is the Sado Shigen Myō Mandara (佐渡始原妙曼荼羅, Japanese Wikipedia article), a mandala supposedly made by Nichiren on the island of Sado.[1][4]
Membership
At its height in 1924, the group's membership was estimated at over 7,000.[3]
The literary figures Chogyū Takayama and Kenji Miyazawa[5] were members of the Kokuchūkai for a time. The group's official website continues to claim them,[6][7] but they ultimately rejected Tanaka's nationalistic views.[3]
Publications
The group's publications include the monthly magazines Nichiren-shugi (日蓮主義, "Nichirenism") and Shin-sekai (真世界, "True World").[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten article "Kokuchūkai". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.
- ^ Eiichi Ōtani, Ajia no Bukkyō-nashonarizumu no Hikaku-bunseki ("A Comparative Analysis of Buddhist Nationalism in Asia"). International Research Center for Japanese Studies. p 115
- ^ a b c 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. pp 197-198.
- ^ Risshō Ankoku no jitsugen e on the Kokuchūkai's official website.
- ^ Keene, Donald (1999), A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 4: Dawn to the West &mdash Japanese Literature of the Modern Era (Poetry, Drama, Criticism), New York: Columbia University Press, p. 285, ISBN 978-0-2311-1439-4.
- ^ "Takayama Chogyū" on the Kokuchūkai's official website.
- ^ "Kenji Miyazawa" on the Kokuchūkai's official website.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)