The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1987 page)
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Regensberg Colloquy
(meeting in 1541 between Roman Catholics and Protestants to reunify the Church):
(meeting in 1541 between Roman Catholics and Protestants to reunify the Church):
Reigenki
(Japanese stories):
(Japanese stories):
Reincarnation:
Reiy
kai
kai(Jap., ‘friends of the spirit association’). A movement within
Nichiren
Buddhism, founded in T
ky
in 1925 by Kubo Kakutar
(1890–1944) and his sister-in-law Kotani Kimi (1901–71). It came into being
c.
1925 as an informal association. It stresses the importance of the
Lotus S
tra
and of reverence for
ancestors
. It was the most successful of the ‘new religions’ (
shinsh
ky
) after the Second World War, when, unlike most other
new religious movements
, it was freed from governmental supervision. But because Reiy
kai was always prone to schism, it has been weakened by frequent defections, the most important of which is
Rissh
K
sei Kai
, the ‘Society for the Establishment of Righteousness and Friendly Relations’. Under the presidency of the founder's son, Kubo Tsuginari, Reiy
kai has been modernized and has experienced a regeneration by an influx of young people.
Nichiren
Buddhism, founded in T
kyin 1925 by Kubo Kakutar(1890–1944) and his sister-in-law Kotani Kimi (1901–71). It came into beingc.
1925 as an informal association. It stresses the importance of the
Lotus S
traand of reverence for
ancestors
. It was the most successful of the ‘new religions’ (
shinsh
ky) after the Second World War, when, unlike most othernew religious movements
, it was freed from governmental supervision. But because Reiy
kai was always prone to schism, it has been weakened by frequent defections, the most important of which isRissh
Ksei Kai, the ‘Society for the Establishment of Righteousness and Friendly Relations’. Under the presidency of the founder's son, Kubo Tsuginari, Reiy
kai has been modernized and has experienced a regeneration by an influx of young people.Other books
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