The Atsuhara Affair: The "Lotus Sutra", Persecution, and Religious Identity in the Early Nichiren Tradition
In 1279, twenty peasants who were lay followers of the Buddhist teacher Nichiren were summarily arrested at Atsuhara in the Fuji district of Suruga province and were sent for trial to Kamakura, where three of them were beheaded. This incident is known in the history of Nichiren Buddhism as the Atsuh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2014]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 153-189 |
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Buddhism
B Monks B Religious Studies B Peasant class B Religious Identity B Criminal arrests B Religious Persecution B Followers B Prisoners |
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