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LOTERRE

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Nichiren  

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  • Leader of Japanese Buddhism Nichiren, one of the most famous figures of Japanese Buddhism, is a remarkable example of spiritual and charismatic leadership, whose influence reached far beyond his lifetime. A forceful personality whose behavior often seemed to be in conflict with Japanese ideal of social harmony or with the compassion preached by Buddhism, Nichiren initiated a new religious movement that would be named after him and which propagated exclusive faith in the Lotus Sutra, one of the major scriptures of East Asian Buddhism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Nichiren]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-K85KDWHN-3

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