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The Untold Story of the Fuji School: The True Story of Nichren Shoshu
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The Spirit of Nichren Daishonin's Buddhism
Through this detailed history of the priesthood, you will gain a new understanding of the current problems within Nichren Shoshu as well as a clearer picture of where our kosen-rufu movement must go in the future.
This history traces a pattern of doctrinal mistakes and corrupt behavior over 700 years that call into question Nichren Shoshu's claims of orthodoxy and authority.
Read about:
The seventeenth high priest's worshipping of a statue of Shakyamuni
The transfer of the high priest's "heritage" to a lay person
"Infallible" high priests as young as 9
High priests imported from other sects
Nichren Shoshu's capitulation to the Japanese military government during World War II
You'll also learn about the reformers - such as the ninth and twenty-sixth high priests - and their struggle to try to bring Nichren Shoshu back to the true spirit of Nichren Daishonin.
- -outisde back cover
The Spirit of Nichren Daishonin's Buddhism
Through this detailed history of the priesthood, you will gain a new understanding of the current problems within Nichren Shoshu as well as a clearer picture of where our kosen-rufu movement must go in the future.
This history traces a pattern of doctrinal mistakes and corrupt behavior over 700 years that call into question Nichren Shoshu's claims of orthodoxy and authority.
Read about:
The seventeenth high priest's worshipping of a statue of Shakyamuni
The transfer of the high priest's "heritage" to a lay person
"Infallible" high priests as young as 9
High priests imported from other sects
Nichren Shoshu's capitulation to the Japanese military government during World War II
You'll also learn about the reformers - such as the ninth and twenty-sixth high priests - and their struggle to try to bring Nichren Shoshu back to the true spirit of Nichren Daishonin.
- -outisde back cover
229 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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