Fuju fuse

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The Fuju-Fuse ( Japanese 不受 不 施 ) is the name for a subgroup in Nichiren Buddhism (originally attributed to the Nichiren-shū ). Fuju-Fuse means “no give, no take” and refers to the sometimes ambiguous relationship between Nichiren Buddhists and the Japanese state.

Many Nichiren temples throughout their history have refused to accept the prayers prescribed for the welfare of the state. Under the Ashikaga shogunate (1338–1573), Nichiren Buddhists were granted a certain exception until 1595 and, according to the Fuju Fuse principle, they did not support the state spiritually or administratively (temples in Japan had also been entrusted with administrative tasks for centuries ) and received no support from the state. Again and again, however, some Nichiren priests were persecuted for their attitude towards the government or the shogunate.

At the beginning of the Edo period (1603–1868), political circumstances changed and pressure from government agencies increased. Parts of the Nichiren temples gave in to this pressure, others like Nichiō , high priest of the Myōkaku-ji temple in Kyoto , remained adamant in their attitude. As a result, the Fuju-Fuse School was banned in 1669. Temples and their followers who adhered to the Fuju Fuse principle had to face banishment and even execution in the following years.

It was only in the course of the Meiji Restoration in 1878 that the Nichiren Buddhists, who followed the Fuju Fuse principle, were able to publicly profess their faith again without restriction. The Fuju fuse is divided into two main directions:

  • Fuju-Fuse Nichiren Kōmon-shū ( 不受 不 施 日 蓮 講 門 宗 )
  • Nichiren-shū Fuju-Fuse-ha ( 日 蓮宗 不受 不 施 派 )

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Daniel B. Montgomery: Fire in The Lotus . Mandala, London 1991, ISBN 1-85274-091-4 , pp. 164-166.
  2. ↑ Tamamuro Fumio, "Local Society and the Temple-Parishioner Relationship within the Bakufu's Governance Structure", Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 28 / 3-4 (2001), p. 265 digitized version ( memento from October 29, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 219 kB)

literature

  • Hunter, Jeffrey Robert, "The Fuju Fuse Controversy In Nichiren Buddhism: The Debate between Busshoin Nichio and Jakushoin Nichiken," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1989.
  • Matsunaga, Alicia and Daigan. "Foundation of Japanese Buddhism," vol. 2: The Mass Movement. Los Angeles and Tokyo: Buddhist Books International, 1976, pp. 169-181.

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