Myōchikai Kyōdan

Myōchikai Kyōdan ( Japanese 妙智 会 教 団 ) is a neo-Buddhist movement that emerged from the religious community Reiyūkai (Society of Friends of Spirits) of Nichiren Buddhism . It was founded on October 12, 1950 by Miyamoto Mitsu . At the center of their belief is the Lotus Sutra . Its current head is Miyamoto Takeyasu , who is also President of the Arigatou Foundation . As an NGO within the UN , Myōchikai Kyōdan is also connected to UNICEF and the UNHCR . According to Pokorny, the organization is said to have had around 957,000 members in 2011.

See also

• Global Network of Religions for Children

literature

• Robert Kisala: Myochikai Kyodan . In: Peter Clarke (Ed.): Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements . ISBN 0-203-48433-9 ( bookrags.com ).

Web links

• Message from Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto ( Memento from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at the Global Network of Religions for Children (English; PDF file; 304 kB)
• Arigatou Foundation website (Japanese, English)
• Description of the Arigatou Foundation ( Memento from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at the Global Network of Religions for Children (English; PDF file; 2.92 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Myōchikai ( Memento of March 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Message from Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto ( Memento from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ UNICEF: Reverend Takeyasu Miyamoto
4. ^ Pokorny, Lukas (2011). New Religious Movements in Japan Today: An Overview ( December 14, 2013 memento on the Internet Archive ). In: Hödl, Hans Gerald and Veronika Futterknecht, ed. Religions after secularization. Festschrift for Johann Figl on his 65th birthday, Vienna: LIT, p. 190