41. SGI-USA Soka Gakkai Chicago -- SGI -- The Buddhism Of Nichiren Daishonin Study information, news, calendar of events, diamoku chart, and photo album of past local events. http://www.sgi-usa-chicago.org/

42. SGI Links Around The World - Nichiren S Coffeehouse Providing Information and Resources on the soka gakkai International and the study of Tricycle Chanting at the soka gakkai Wilson Consumer buddhism NSA http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/SGI.html

43. Daisaku Ikeda Rise Of The Soka Gakkai International Nichiren buddhism, as defined by the soka gakkai, has succeeded in becoming a form of Japan s New buddhism An Objective Account of soka gakkai. http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/Ryuei/SokaGakkai-03.html

44. Skeptics: Buddhism: Nichiren: Soka-gakkai Spirit And Sky Association for the Victims of the soka gakkai International Private message board for Nichiren Buddhist discussion of the soka gakkai. http://www.spiritandsky.com/skeptics/buddhism/nichiren/soka-gakkai/

Home skeptics buddhism nichiren : soka-gakkai Web www.spiritandsky.com Home Search Suggest a Site Submission Guidelines ... nichiren : soka-gakkai Links: Association for the Victims of the Soka Gakkai International Association for the Victims of the Soka Gakkai International Alleges "Human rights violations of the Soka Gakkai" along with other incident coverage. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6584 Japan Fears Another Religious Sect Japan Fears Another Religious Sect San Francisco Chronicle article critical of the perceived political influence that the Soka Gakkai exerts in the Japanese government. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6588 Soka Gakkai Information Resource Soka Gakkai Information Resource Various links to articles critical of the Soka Gakkai. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6586 The Power of the Soka Gakkai The Power of the Soka Gakkai Alleges manipulation of the Japanese political process by the Soka Gakkai. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6587 Victorious America Victorious America "Grassroots level solution" to perceived authoritarianism within the Soka Gakkai. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6585 Yahoo! Groups : sokagakkaibuddhism

45. Skeptics: Buddhism: Nichiren: Nichiren-shoshu Spirit And Sky Personal site by Fujiko Mine on the dispute between soka gakkai and the Personal site by Steve Sonoda on the Noble Mission of the soka gakkai to http://www.spiritandsky.com/skeptics/buddhism/nichiren/nichiren-shoshu/

Home skeptics buddhism nichiren : nichiren-shoshu Web www.spiritandsky.com Home Search Suggest a Site Submission Guidelines ... nichiren : nichiren-shoshu Links: Association of Youthful Priests Dedicated to the Reformation of Nichiren Shoshu Association of Youthful Priests Dedicated to the Reformation of Nichiren Shoshu Critical commentary on the sect's administration and conduct. Includes event coverage in Asia and the Americas. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6603 Criminal Acts of Nichiren Shoshu Priesthood Criminal Acts of Nichiren Shoshu Priesthood A personal view of corruption within the priesthood and followers of Nichiren Shoshu from a Soka Gakkai member's perspective. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6592 Domei News Domei News Published by a group of priests who left Nichiren Shoshu due to the High Priest. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6594 Fujiko's Homepage Fujiko's Homepage Personal site by Fujiko Mine on the dispute between Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood. (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 6599 Heritage of the Nichiren Shoshu Heritage of the Nichiren Shoshu Documents the alleged attempts by Masatomo Yamazaki and other anti-Soka Gakkai activists to "destroy" the Soka Gakkai before the Nichiren Shoshu/Soka Gakkai rift.

46. BBC - Religion & Ethics - Nichiren Buddhism The soka gakkai and Nichiren buddhism. soka gakkai is a distilled form of Nichiren buddhism, and its teaching that spiritual (and perhaps material) http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren/soka_gakk

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index THURSDAY 8th September 2005 Text only BBC Homepage Religions Buddhism ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Buddhism Subdivisions Mahayana ... Theravada Page 4 of 10 Printable version of this page Soka Gakkai Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism was passed from generation to generation in Japan for 700 years giving rise to over thirty different Nichiren denominations in Japan. In 1930 a lay society known as the Soka Gakkai (Value Creating Society) started to spread its teachings. Soka Gakkai was founded by the educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, who had found parallels between Nichiren's teaching and their philosophy of education. They followed in Nichiren's political footsteps, challenged the militaristic government during World War Two and were imprisoned for opposing government interference in religion. Makiguchi, who was the society's first president, died in jail on November 18 1944. After the war, the Japanese constitution allowed freedom of religion for the first time. Toda reconstructed the Soka Gakkai as a movement for people in all aspects of society, not just in education. By the time he died on April 2 1958 the organisation had reached more than 750,000 households and some of its members had been elected to the Japanese Parliament.

47. Jason Josephson: Soka Gakkai In America soka gakkai is the largest new religion in Japan with eight million official members in for the promotion of both soka gakkai s brand of buddhism and http://www.pluralism.org/affiliates/student/josephson/index.php

Jason Josephson Stanford University Soka Gakkai in America: An Update Summary Full Report (PDF) Summary Soka Gakkai is the largest "new religion" in Japan with eight million official members in 1992. It has branches throughout the world, and it is the clearly the biggest Buddhist organization in the United States. Currently, estimates very widely as to the American membership, but the truth is probably somewhere between the 300,000 of Soka Gakkai's official 1997 census and Philip Hammond's conservative estimate of approximately 36,000. Soka Gakkai represents the largest and most ethnically diverse group of Buddhists in the United States. One study in Miami suggests the following: 32.81% of members consider themselves to be Caucasian, 10.94% African American, 10.94% Japanese, 37.5% Hispanic, and 7.81% other. Together, these ethnic groups hold close to a proportional role in the leadership of the organization in the United States. Throughout its history Soka Gakkai has attempted to create a place for itself in the balance between a Nichiren sectarian religious group and a humanistic institution for the educational creation of value. However, the many tensions between Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood led to a break between the two in 1991. At least popularly, this particular issue culminated in the priesthood's anger at the "Ode to Joy" being played at a Soka Gakkai event. Other tensions seem to have resulted from complications concerning charges for priestly rituals and a fear over the growing charisma of Soka Gakkai president Ikeda Daisaku, as well as from the radical increase in religious tolerance under Ikeda's leadership. These differences contributed to a breakdown in the relationship between Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood, which culminated in a massive excommunication of Soka Gakkai by the sect's high priest.

48. A Buddhist Leader Is Accused Of Rape soka gakkai, soka gakkai International, SGI, Daisaku Ikeda, Komeito Party, In 1991 the order on which soka gakkai is based, Nichiren buddhism, http://www.rickross.com/reference/gakkai/gakkai41.html

A Buddhist Leader Is Accused Of Rape Newsweek International Edition/July 8, 1996 By Hideko Takayama Nobuko Nobuhira has been a faithful member of the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai for much of her life. Every day for the past four decades she has chanted part of the Lotus Sutra to pray for happiness. She became a senior member of the regional Hokkaido division, spreading the group's message of peace. But last month Nobuhira, 69, voiced a very different message: she accused Soka Gakkai leader Daisaku Ikeda of rape. Nobuhira filed a 75 million yen civil suit against the 68-year-old Ikeda, alleging that he raped her on three separate occasions and called her "nigo-san," or "my mistress," in front of other followers. "He should not be allowed to speak of salvation or world peace," she says. "He is worse than a beast." David had an easier task when he took on Goliath. Soka Gakkai claims 12 million members inside Japan - a tenth of the population - as well as 1.4 million in 127 other countries. It owns Japan's third largest newspaper, Seikyo Shinbun, as well as Soka University. Its political arm, the now defunct Clean Government Party, has formed the core of the New Frontier Party, which is the government's chief opposition. Ikeda, who has been the top leader of Soka Gakkai for 36 years, is a charismatic figure famous for jetting around the world to hold "dialogues" with such luminaries as John Kenneth Galbraith and Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soka Gakkai leader has been under fire before. Last year he was asked to testify before Parliament after the Liberal Democratic Party proposed setting strict limits for religious groups, following the subway nerve-gas attacks by the Aum Shinrikyo cult. In 1991 the order on which Soka Gakkai is based, Nichiren Buddhism, disowned the lay group over a dispute about priestly authority.

49. ABOUT SGI (Soka Gakkai International) In 1975, the soka gakkai International (SGI) was founded as a result of an SGI members practice Nichiren Daishonin s buddhism at home and meet with http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~bfpuo/aboutsgi.htm

About SGI (Soka Gakkai International) The religious organization of 12 million members in 177 countries and territories worldwide dates from 13th century Japan, in which a monk named Nichiren Daishonin originated the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism . Some seven centuries later, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi , inspired by Nichiren's Buddhism which resonated with his own educational theory, founded the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai (Value-Creating Education) in Japan in 1937 out of his concern for Japan's education system. As Makiguchi became increasingly active in the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai, he determined that only the teachings of Nichiren could enable an individual to achieve the ultimate goal of happiness. During WWII, Makiguchi and Josei Toda , Makiguchi's disciple, were imprisoned for their opposition to the war. Makiguchi died in 1944 while in prison. After the war, Toda reestablished the lay organization, changing its name to Soka Gakkai (Value-Creating Society) to signify the movement's vision for World Peace. Toda passed away in 1958, and on May 3, 1960

50. Charter Of The Soka Gakkai International: We, the constituent organizations and members of the soka gakkai SGI shall promote an understanding of Nichiren Daishonin s buddhism through grassroots http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~bfpuo/Charter.htm

Charter of the Soka Gakkai International: Preamble We, the constituent organizations and members of the Soka Gakkai International (hereinafter called SGI), embrace the fundamental aim and mission of contributing to peace, culture and education based on the philosophy and ideals of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin We recognize that at no other time in history has humankind experienced such an intense juxtaposition of war and peace, discrimination and equality, poverty and abundance as in the twentieth century; that the development of increasingly sophisticated military technology, exemplified by nuclear weapons, has created a situation where the very survival of the human species hangs in the balance; that the reality of violent ethnic and religious discrimination presents an unending cycle of conflict; that humanity's egoism and intemperance have engendered global problems, including degradation of the natural environment and widening economic chasms between developed and developing nations, with serious repercussions for humankind's collective future. We believe that Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, a humanistic philosophy of infinite respect for the sanctity of life and all-encompassing compassion, enables individuals to cultivate and bring forth their inherent wisdom and, nurturing the creativity of the human spirit, to surmount the difficulties and crises facing humankind and realize a society of peaceful and prosperous coexistence.

51. World Peace Buddhists Members began to devote their lives to Nichiren Daishonin s buddhism. The organization was named soka gakkai, meaning the society of value creation , http://www.stanford.edu/group/wpb/sgi.html

W orld Peace Buddhists S tanford U niversity SGI -USA Buddhism Basics of Buddhism Suggested Readings Writings of Nichiren The Lotus Sutra ... Selected Quotes Peace Activities Peace Proposals to UN Victory Over Violence General Info Soka Gakkai Intl Our mentor : Ikeda Who we are Contact Useful Links ... Upcoming Event Soka Gakkai International Soka Gakkai International World Peace Buddhists club at Stanford constitutes of members or students who appreciate the vision of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) . SGI is a worldwide Buddhist organization with members that span over all nationalities. They practice Buddhism to achieve a better self and for the benefit the people in the surroundings, a process described as "Human Revolution". To fill the world with love and joy, equality, justice and non-violence have been the vision of the organization. Ripples of sincere practice of each individual, when manifested through the society, becomes actions in promoting peace, culture and education in every local communities. A Brief History SGI originated as a group of teachers and educators in 1920s, Japan in the hope to reform the mechanized style of education of the nation with enriched humanistic elements. They soon realized that only through religion that the destiny of a nation could radically be transformed. Members began to devote their lives to

52. Nichiren Shu, Soka Gakkai, Komei Political Party buddhism Nichiren Shu soka gakkai Means sect of Nichiren ; soka gakkai (Value Creation Society) is the political active branch that established their http://religion-cults.com/Eastern/Buddhism/budis11.htm

Buddhism Nichiren Shu Soka Gakkai NICHIREN SHU... SOKA GAKKAI: In the 13th century a Japanese , Nichiren, founded a school whose aims are the opposite of Gautama Buddha: To satisfy all desires, because "happy individuals can build a happy world"; with emphasis on acquiring wealth, power, personal happiness, political power... "Nichiren Shu" Means "sect of Nichiren"; "Soka Gakkai" (Value Creation Society) is the political active branch that established their own political party in Japan , the "Komei" (Clean Government). - The religious system is based on the Lotus Sutra and Pure Land: Members chant the "Diamoke" repeatedly with the 108 beads rosary, kneeling before a black box containing the "Gohonzon" (a sacred scroll). The words repeated in the Diamoke are "glory to the lotus sutra of the mystical law". Reincarnation is the basic doctrine. - Ten million people with 200,000 Americans are performing this ceremony each day with the promise of world peace, and abolition of wars, with the eventual goal of world domination through political power. - It is a School full of idolatry and the denying of Buddha's basic Teachings... "FOLK" BUDDHISM:

53. Sokagakkai The sokagakkai was founded in 1930 as the soka Kyoiku gakkai by Tsunesuburu The gakkai vigorously criticized and refuted most of the Buddhist and http://www.geocities.com/chris_holte/Buddhism/IssuesInBuddhism/sokagakkai.html

Nichiren Daishonin Fuji School Nichiren Shoshu six priests ... Buddha Jones Sokagakkai and Sokagakkai International The Sokagakkai is a Nichiren Based organization originating in Japan based on the Lotus Sutra and the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin . Its origins are with the Fuji School and until 1992 it was directly affiliated with a parent organization known as Nichiren Shoshu. The Teachings of the Gakkai are purportedly directly derived from Nichiren's "Gosho" or honored writings but in actuality are liberally interpreted. For more on how it sees itself you can explore these outside links: General: Sokagakkai http://www.etherbods.com/about/index.shtml , nice: http://www.fortunechildbooks.com/peace.htm Britain: http://www.buddhalife.org/SGIhomepage.htm Polemical: http://www.sokaspirit.org/ http://www.gakkaionline.net/ Soka Kyoiku Gakkai The Sokagakkai was founded in 1930 as the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai by Tsunesuburu Makiguchi and his disciple Josei Toda (please follow the links if you want more!). It was one of many lay organizations belonging to the parent religion Nichiren Shoshu . These lay organizations were collectively known as "hokkeko" organizations and dated their existence back to the days when the founder was still alive. It was somewhat special from the beginning. Makiguchi founded the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai after he was converted to Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism by a lay member with the help of the two priests of the Fuji School Reverend Hori and Reverend Horigome , both of whom served time as High Priests, and both of whom had profound faith in the

54. Soka Gakkai, The Buddhist Way Of Transformation Santanu Chowdhury, SGI member from Mumbai, explains how the soka gakkai In the chaos of postwar Japan, he came to embrace buddhism through his http://www.lifepositive.com/Spirit/world-religions/buddhism/soka-gakkai.asp

Register to the site Shopping Bazaar Find Practitioner Wallpapers ... Magazine THE QUIET TRANSFORMERS BACK TO HOME By Attreyee Roy Chowdhury By fostering cooperation and providing spiritual support, Soka Gakkai International intends to bring the bodhisattva way of life to the contemporary world. Its Indian chapter is also growing quietly Nichiren Daishonin The Buddhist approach to inner tranquillity, according to Nichiren Daishonin, the 13th century Japanese Buddhist monk whose thoughts form the base of the Soka Gakkai movement, begins by the fundamental act of surmounting deluded impulses or inner poisons. Then, through spiritual practice, the energy inherent in these impulses is transformed into an illuminating 'flame' of enlightened wisdom. In the resulting tranquil state, the light of enlightened wisdom shines brilliantly, unblocked and unhindered by the clouds of deluded impulses. Deeply perturbed by the constant suffering all around despite the all-pervasive influence of Buddhism, Daishonin sought an answer in a thorough study of the various Buddhist sutras and treatises of renowned scholars. His studies brought him to the conclusion that the Lotus Sutra was the highest of Buddhist teachings and the misery of humankind emanated out of our disregard for this teaching.

55. Myss.com The distinguishing practice of Nichiren and Nichiren Shoshu buddhism, A modern lay organization of the Nichiren sect, called the soka gakkai ( Value http://www.myss.com/worldreligions/Buddhism11.asp

Nichiren Buddhism The distinguishing practice of Nichiren and Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, two similar sects based on the teachings of the fiery Japanese reformer Nichiren (1222-82), is the chanting of the phrase Namu Myoho Renge Kyo : "I trust in the Sutra of the Lotus of the Wonderful Law" (or Lotus Sutra). A fisherman's son who became a monk of the Tendai sect at 15, Nichiren came to the conclusion that the only true Buddhism was that of the Lotus Sutra, which contained the words of the Buddha himself, as opposed to other schools based on the writings of Buddhist adepts or commentators. But Nichiren went further, attacking the traditional doctrines of Buddhism, and teaching that anyone who chanted Namu Myoho Renge Kyo would achieve paradise on earth, for which he was ostracized and persecuted. Nichiren's beliefs were strongly nationalistic; he felt that Japan could prosper only through teaching the Lotus Sutra, and that he was not only the nation's savior but also an incarnation of two bodhisattvas. Followers of Nichiren today imagine Japan as the center of a Buddha-world that will in time encompass the globe a truly universal religion. The Nichiren chant is often accompanied by drumming, something which may have helped attract a number of prominent American musicians to its practice, most notably jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and pop singer Tina Turner. Nichiren Shoshu developed in the 20th century based on the teachings of a Nichiren disciple named Nikko. A modern lay organization of the Nichiren sect, called the

56. Soka Gakkai International - Definition Of Soka Gakkai International In Encyclope soka gakkai doctrine originates from Nichiren Shoshu buddhism. However, in 1991 the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood excommunicated the soka gakkai, http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Soka_Gakkai_International

Add to Favorites General Encyclopedia Legal ... Law forum Search Word: Visit our Law forums Labor Law Accidents Law Bankruptcy Law Business Law ... List of topics Soka Gakkai International or SGI is the umbrella organization for affiliate lay organizations in over 190 countries practicing a form of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. It is closely affiliated with the New Clean Government Party (also known as the New Komeito), a major political party in Japan (though formal ties have been lessened to combat charges of violation of the separation of church and state). More controversially, Soka Gakkai has been accused by some critics of being a cult or cult-like group. Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Doctrine 3 External links 3.1 Soka Gakkai official information ... 3.2 Anti-Soka Gakkai information History Soka Gakkai was founded as the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai on November 18 by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda . After World War II , the Soka Gakkai experienced a period of rapid growth in Japan . The organization was formally organized in the United States on October 13 . SGI was created in to act as the international leadership of national Soka Gakkai organizations.

57. SGI (Soka Gakkai International) Cornell Club If you would like to know more about our activities or buddhism, please contact us. soka gakkai International Public Information Site http://www.rso.cornell.edu/sgicc/

SGI (Soka Gakkai International) Cornell Club SGICC SGICC is a student organization registered in Student Activities Office at Cornell University consisted of students who practice Nichiren Buddhism in a lay Buddhist organization, SGI-USA . SGI-USA is an American association of the international organization of Soka Gakkai International ( SGI ). Soka stands for Value Creation in Japanese. Purposes of SGI and SGICC The primary purpose of this organization is to foster awareness of issues related to peace culture education and the environment based on the Buddhist ideals of compassion and empathy, through sponsoring open discussions, reading sessions and other on-campus activities that seek to engage students of Cornell University in exploring these issues on an individual basis. Contact information If you would like to know more about our activities or Buddhism, please contact us. President: Audrey Yiadom ( amy5@cornell.edu Links Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Soka Gakkai International Public Information Site SGI Quarterly (Published by SGI Public Relations Office) http://www.sgi.org/english/Features/current.htm

58. H-Net Review: Charles Muller On The Soka Gakkai Dictionary Of Buddhism soka gakkai English Buddhist Dictionary Committee. The soka gakkai Dictionary of buddhism. Tokyo soka gakkai, 2002. xix + 979 pp. Maps, indexes. http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=62531064888442

59. Soka Gakkai Today See also SGI buddhism or Voodhism? and The Kitano Memo soka gakkai Experience How to Chant For Destruction of High Priest http://www.sg-eye.com/sgi/

Soka Gakkai/SGI International Information Resource The New Path To Enlightenment: Crush the [high priest] "Nikken Sect" or You Will Fall Into Hell SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's obsession with Members and Priests of The Nichiren Shoshu Religion See also: SGI: Buddhism or Voodhism? and The Kitano Memo Soka Gakkai Experience: How to Chant For Destruction of High Priest This link leads to the SGI website, "GAKKAI EXPERIENCES ONLINE" A Poem By Daisaku Ikeda An angry, disturbing poem by Daisaku Ikeda, published in the cult's newspaper, reveals the true nature of the SGI president May 3rd 2001 Commemorative Poem By Daisaku Ikeda Another strange poem by Daisaku Ikeda DISSENT IN SGI "INDEPENDENT REASSESSMENT GROUP" SGI-USA MEMBERS PROTEST SGI ORGANIZATIONAL DYSFUNCTIONS (This link leads to the SGI IRG website and discussion board) Dissent in Soka Gakkai: Open Letter To SGI Leadership: "Chasing Members Away" An open letter from SGI members to the upper leadership in SGI-USA concerning the current hate campaign against the temple and priests Dissent in Soka Gakkai: Members website protests Abuses of SGI Leadership This link leads to the website "Victorious America" "Page of Courage" containing experiences of current SGI-USA members who have been subjected to abuse and injustice by the SGI leadership "The Benefits accrued as a result of Praying for the defeat of [high priest] Nikken" Disturbing Guidance from the head Soka Gakkai "domei priest" Yuban Narita "When one chants with whole-hearted intent to defeat Nikken, one is actually purging one's life of its darkest demons. This is why people have felt liberated and experienced unbelievable joy welling up from the depths of their lives."

60. Soka Gakkai In America: Accommodation And Conversion Copyright 2000 by The International Academy of buddhism, The authors of soka gakkai in America would have been well advised to consult these important http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-JHB/jhb94232.htm

Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and Conversion, By Phillip Hammond and David Machacek Reviewed by Michael Murry Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism V. 1 (2000) pp. 197-199 Hsi Lai University The reviewed book: Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK 1999 p. 197 In the preface to their book, Phillip Hammond and David Machacek grant that as sociological observers they are 'outsiders' who have no personal experience with Soka Gakkai practices. They state quite candidly that they had the opportunity to p. 198 attend a chanting session but were unable to attentively follow along, even when provided with a simplified phonetic transliteration of the chant. Their situation illustrates a difficulty more apparent than real but one that, nevertheless, prevents many Americans from becoming personally knowledgeable about practices such as those engaged in by members of an essentially Japanese organization like Soka Gakkai. As a result of this gap in personal experience, the authors have been compelled to utilize a 102- question survey to solicit opinions from church members willing to cooperate in providing responses. The authors mainly rely on this opinion survey and some personal interviews for their information. The authors acknowledge that they were paid a total of $28,000 to produce the study but they insist that this small stipend covered only the costs of production and in no way influenced the objectivity of their efforts. Taking them at their word, and recognizing their lack of personal acquaintance with the new Japanese religious organizations, their apparent unfamiliarity with the archaic Japanese renderings of Mahayana Buddhist jargon, and the limited funding available to them, one can understand and not expect too much from the book. The authors, themselves, are at pains throughout the book to point out how much their conclusions rest upon the accuracy and honesty of the responses to their questionnaire. If the reader keeps this simple caveat in mind, then an honest and fair evaluation of the book should be possible.

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