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Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism And The Soka Gakkai In America
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Book Synopsis Soka Gakkai in America by : Phillip E. Hammond
Download or read book Soka Gakkai in America written by Phillip E. Hammond and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first-ever in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States of America (SGI-USA). Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of SGI-USA are drawn from a growing `transmodern' subculture in America. In addition the book traces the development of the organization in the USA, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life and showing how SGI-USA became a very American phenomenon.
Book Synopsis Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism and the Soka Gakkai in America by : Jane D. Hurst
Download or read book Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism and the Soka Gakkai in America written by Jane D. Hurst and published by Garland Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History and Theology of Soka Gakkai by : Daniel Alfred Metraux
Download or read book The History and Theology of Soka Gakkai written by Daniel Alfred Metraux and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soka Gakkai, with 10 million members, is seen as a critically important force in Japan and remains the biggest of Japan's new religions. Here, the author outlines the eschatological worldview of the Soka Gakkai and gives an analysis of its American branch. The text gives a picture of Soka Gakkai as a rather mature' or mellow religion grown older, both in membership and in institutional character. The religion is seen to have given up the rather aggressive proselytizing style and confrontational politics that made it notorious in Japan and among Soka Gokkai] bashers' in the West.
Book Synopsis Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism by : Richard Causton
Download or read book Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism written by Richard Causton and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Nichiren Shoshu Sokagakkai in America by : Jane D. Hurst
Download or read book The Nichiren Shoshu Sokagakkai in America written by Jane D. Hurst and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis My Dear Friends in America by : Daisaku Ikeda
Download or read book My Dear Friends in America written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1990s, SGI President Ikeda visited the United States six times. Each time, he addressed the unique needs of American members and gave us clear and compelling guidance on how to win over obstacles, attain personal happiness and work toward the spread of Nichiren Buddhism in our country. These speeches form a textbook of faith that will benefit everyone who practice Nichiren Buddhism in America today and into the future. In addition to slight revisions of the translation, this fourth edition includes the SGI president's 2000 poem to the United States, "Soar Into the Vast Skies of Freedom! Into the New Century!"
Book Synopsis The Soka Gakkai Revolution by : Daniel Alfred Metraux
Download or read book The Soka Gakkai Revolution written by Daniel Alfred Metraux and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soka Gakkai Revolution has revived Buddhism in the lives of millions of Japanese, changed the course of Japanese government, brought creative new ideas to the field of education, and impacted the worlds of culture and art. Metraux has written a comprehensive work on this integral actor in Japanese society and politics that analyzes the Soka Gakkai's rise to political power, its participation in the Hosokawa coalition cabinet, its highly publicized split from Nichiren Shoshu, and its plans to transform Japanese society. Also included is a secondary study of the Soka Gakkai movement in the United States. Contents: The Soka Gakkai Revolution: Blueprint for a New Society; The Soka Gakkai: History and Doctrines; The Soka Gakkai and Politics; The Dispute between the Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu Priesthood; The Soka Gakkai's Revolutionary Approach to Education; The Soka Gakkai Abroad; Ikeda Daisaku: Religious Savior or Diabolical Dictator? The Significance of the Soka Gakkai.
Book Synopsis Nichiren Shoshu Soka Gakkai of America in Tucson, Arizona by : Melvin Cecil Powell
Download or read book Nichiren Shoshu Soka Gakkai of America in Tucson, Arizona written by Melvin Cecil Powell and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Buddhism in America by : Richard Hughes Seager
Download or read book Buddhism in America written by Richard Hughes Seager and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This well-informed book provides a comprehensive survey of a variety of Buddhist traditions in the contemporary U.S. . . . [its] strength, apart from being a mine of information, is Seager's insistence on taking a historically informed and comparative perspective." - Religious Studies Review.
Book Synopsis The Star Spangled Buddhist by : Jeffrey Ourvan
Download or read book The Star Spangled Buddhist written by Jeffrey Ourvan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately four million Americans claim to be Buddhist. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Americans of various faiths read about Buddhism, are interested in its philosophical tenets, or fashionably view themselves as Buddhists. They’re part of what’s been described as the fastest-growing religious movement in America: a large group of people dissatisfied with traditional religious offerings and thirsty for an approach to spirituality grounded in logic and consistent with scientific knowledge. The Star Spangled Buddhist is a provocative look at these American Buddhists through their three largest movements in the United States: the Soka Gakkai International, Tibetan/Vajrayana Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism. The practice of each of these American schools, unlike most traditional Asian Buddhist sects, is grounded in the notion that all people are capable of attaining enlightenment in “this lifetime.” But the differences are also profound: the spectrum of philosophical expression among these American Buddhist schools is as varied as that observed between Reformed, Orthodox, and Hasidic Judaism. The Star Spangled Buddhist isn’t written from the perspective of a monk or academic but rather from the view of author Jeff Ourvan, a lifelong-practicing lay Buddhist. As Ourvan explores the American Buddhist movement through its most popular schools, he arrives at a clearer understanding for himself and the reader about what it means to be—and how one might choose to be—a Buddhist in America.
Book Synopsis Encountering the Dharma by : Richard Hughes Seager
Download or read book Encountering the Dharma written by Richard Hughes Seager and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-03-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers an enlightening look at Soka Gakkai Buddhism, one of Japan's most influential and controversial religious movements and one that is experiencing explosive international growth.
Book Synopsis Buddhism And Nichiren Shoshu/Soka Gakkai Buddhism –A Critique and Biblical Analysis by : John Weldon
Download or read book Buddhism And Nichiren Shoshu/Soka Gakkai Buddhism –A Critique and Biblical Analysis written by John Weldon and published by ATRI Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhism is the fourth-largest religion in the world and Nichiren Shoshu/Soka Gakkai is the largest Buddhist religion in America. The purpose of Buddhism is to eradicate suffering and attain enlightenment Nichiren Shoshu to receive material benefits and find happiness. This book demonstrates the fundamental incompatibility of Buddhism and Christianity and shows the consequences particularly religious ones which lie outside the truth. This eBook was written from material which originally comprised the authors’ Master’s Thesis.
Book Synopsis Collected Writings From Soka University of America by : Tim Janakos
Download or read book Collected Writings From Soka University of America written by Tim Janakos and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis How Soka Gakkai Became a Global Buddist Movement by : Daniel Alfred Metraux
Download or read book How Soka Gakkai Became a Global Buddist Movement written by Daniel Alfred Metraux and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soka Gakkai is a massive Japan-based New Religious Movement based on the Buddhist teachings of the medieval Buddhist mouk Nichiren. This work examines Soka Gakkai International chapters in Australia, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Quebec to determine why the movement has developed strong roots among people from widely divergent cultures. See table of contents on reverse side.
Book Synopsis The World of Nichiren's Writings, vol. 1 by : Daisaku Ikeda
Download or read book The World of Nichiren's Writings, vol. 1 written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these insightful discussions, Daisaku Ikeda explores from a variety of angles the life, times, and teachings of Nichiren Daishonin as described in his writings. We learn how Nichiren' s actions— from his vows at an early age to bring happiness to the people through his fearlessness in face of life-threatening persecutions— can become a model for us today. And the humanistic interpretations of key Buddhist concepts bring new clarity to ideas such as “ attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime” and “ establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.” More than just history and theory, the inspiration offered here aims to provide a deeper understanding of how to put into daily practice Nichiren's philosophy of hope and victory.
Book Synopsis Buddhist Peacework by : David W. Chappell
Download or read book Buddhist Peacework written by David W. Chappell and published by Wisdom Publications. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhism is famous for bringing inner peace, but what about social harmony, human rights, and environmental balance? We have a responsibility today to work directly with our own suffering and the suffering in our communities, the world, and the environment. Buddhist Peacework collects - for the first time in one place - first-person descriptions of the ideas and work of eminent Buddhist leaders such as the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Maha Ghosananda, A.T. Ariyaratne, Daisaku Ikeda, Shih Cheng-yen, Sulak Sivaraksa, and Robert Aitken. These 18 essays are divided into three sections that explore the newest Buddhist social developments, the principles that guide Buddhist peacework, and the importance of ongoing inner peacework in developing a sense of kinship with all people.
Book Synopsis Turning the Wheel by : Charles Johnson
Download or read book Turning the Wheel written by Charles Johnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Were it not for the Buddhadharma, says Charles Johnson in his preface to Turning the Wheel, "I'm convinced that, as a black American and an artist, I would not have been able to successfully negotiate my last half century of life in this country. Or at least not with a high level of creative productivity." In this collection of provocative and intimate essays, Johnson writes of the profound connection between Buddhism and creativity, and of the role of Eastern philosophy in the quest for a free and thoughtful life. In 1926, W. E. B. Du Bois asked African-Americans what they would most want were the color line miraculously forgotten. In Turning the Wheel, Johnson sets out to explore this question by examining his experiences both as a writer and as a practitioner of Buddhism. He looks at basic Buddhist principles and practices, demonstrating how Buddhism is both the most revolutionary and most civilized of possible human choices. He discusses fundamental Buddhist practices such as the Eightfold Path, Taming the Mind, and Sangha and illuminates their place in the American Civil Rights movement. Johnson moves from spiritual guides to spiritual nourishment: writing. In essays touching on the role of the black intellectual, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Ralph Ellison, Johnson uses tools of Buddhist thinking to clarify difficult ideas. Powerful and revelatory, these essays confirm that writing and reading, along with Buddhism, are the basic components that make up a thoughtful life.
