Nikkyō Niwano
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Nikkyō Niwano ( Japanese 庭 野 日 敬 Niwano Nikkyō; born November 15, 1906 in Niigata Prefecture ; died October 4, 1999 ) was a Japanese Buddhist . He was a co-founder of the Rissho Koseikai and was invited as an observer to attend the Second Vatican Council . Niwano was also a peace activist and founder of the Niwano Peace Prize .
Live and act
Niwano Nikkyō was born in Niigata Prefecture, but moved to Tōkyō in 1923. There he heard in 1934 lectures on the Lotus Sutra , which a member of the Reiyūkai , one of the new religious communities, held. He then became an active member and campaigned, together with Naganuma Myōkō (長 沼 妙 佼; 1889-1957), for the Reikyūkai until 1938. Then the two separated because of differences with the management of the association and founded a new religious community, the Risshō Kōseikai .
Niwano was a skilled administrator, a good lecturer, and the author of a number of books. He also served as Honorary President of the International Committee of the World Conference on Religion and Peace , as Vice President of the World Federation for Religious Freedom and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of New Religions in Japan . In 1979 he received the Templeton Prize for his contribution to a new spirituality.
Publications
- Nikkyō Niwano (1980). Buddhism for Today , A Modern Interpretation of the Threefold Lotus Sutra, Kosei Publishing Co / Weatherhill Inc; ISBN 0834801477
- Nikkyō Niwano (1989). A Guide to the Threefold Lotus Sutra , Kosei Publishing Co. ISBN 433301025X
- Nikkyō Niwano (1978). Lifetime Beginner: An Autobiography , Kosei Publishing Co. ISBN 4333003369
- Nikkyō Niwano (1995). Invisible Eyelashes : Seeing What is Closest to Us, Kosei Publishing Co. ISBN 4333016819
Niwano's explanation of the Lotus Sutra is also available in German.
literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Niwano Nikkyō . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1103.
Web links
- Literature by and about Nikkyō Niwano in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Niwano, Nikkyō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 庭 野 日 敬 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese Buddhist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niigata prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th October 1999 |