Risshō Kōseikai and the Bodhisattva Way: Religious Ideals, Conflict, Gender, and Status

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 p...

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Published in:Japanese journal of religious studies
Main Author: Anderson, Richard W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [1994]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1994, Volume: 21, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 311-337
Further subjects:B Divorce
B Husbands
B Religious Studies
B Personal experience narratives
B Fathers
B Children
B Bodhisattva
B Mothers
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