Risshō Kōsei Kai
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Risshō Kōsei Kai (立正佼成会); until June 1960, 大日本立正交成会 (Dai-Nippon Risshō Kōsei Kai) is a Japanese new religious movement founded in 1938 by Nikkyō Niwano and Myōkō Naganuma. Risshō Kōsei Kai is organized as a lay Buddhist movement, which branched off from the older Reiyūkai, and is primarily focused around the Lotus Sutra and veneration of ancestors.
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立正佼成会 | |
Formation | March 5, 1938; 86 years ago (1938-03-05) |
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Founded at | Tokyo |
Type | New religious movement |
Headquarters | 2-11-1 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-8537, Japan |
Key people | Nichiko Niwano |
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