Soka Gakkai

Japanese new religionOver 10 million (claimed)Japanese

TraditionJapanese new religion

Founded1930 AD

FollowersOver 10 million (claimed)

Script/LanguageJapanese

About Soka Gakkai

A lay Buddhist movement based on Nichiren Buddhism, founded by the educator Tsunesaburo Makiguchi. Makiguchi died in prison during World War II after resisting state Shinto. Under Daisaku Ikeda it grew into a global organization, Soka Gakkai International. It is associated with the Komeito political party in Japan.

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