Reiyūkai
Japanese Buddhist new religious movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reiyūkai (霊友会, Spiritual-Friendship-Association), or Reiyūkai Shakaden, is a Japanese Buddhist new religious movement founded in 1919[1] by Kakutarō Kubo (1892-1944)[2] and Kimi Kotani (1901-1971).[3] It is a lay organization (there are no priests) inspired by Nichiren Buddhism, but not affiliated to any particular sect.
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Reiyūkai considers itself the grandfather of lay-based new religions devoted to the Lotus Sutra and ancestor veneration.[4] Reiyūkai membership currently stands at 5.14 million members, with the majority living in Japan.[5]