RT Article
T1 Risshō Kōseikai and the Bodhisattva Way: Religious Ideals, Conflict, Gender, and Status
JF Japanese journal of religious studies
VO 21
IS 2/3
SP 311
OP 337
A1 Anderson, Richard W.
LA English
PB Nanzan Institute
YR 1994
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1726573303
AB This article concerns conflicts that arise within families associated with Risshō Kōseikai, a Japanese New Religion, as a result of the sect's emphasis on 'following the bodhisattva way." It examines the historical background on this issue in the lives of Śākyamuni and Nichiren, and particularly in the life of Niwano Nikkyō, one of the founders of Risshō Kōseikai and (until recently) its president. The problem is then discussed in terms of the daily lives of lay believers by examining personal narratives (taiken). Finally, the issues offamily conflict are discussed with reference to the life of Naganuma Myōkō, Niwano's co-founder of Risshō Kōseikai, and specifically with regard to the issue ofdivorce.
K1 Bodhisattva
K1 Children
K1 Divorce
K1 Fathers
K1 Husbands
K1 Mothers
K1 Personal experience narratives
K1 Religious Studies