RLGN 350 Exam 2 New Age Spirituality (Soka Gakkai International)

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founded, location

  • founded by Tsumesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944) and Josei Toda (1900-1958) in 1930 in Japan

  • bases on 13th-century Nichiren Buddhism

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key writings

  • The Lotus Sutra and The Major Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

  • writings of Daisaku Ikeda

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who is God?

  • there is no god in Soka Gakkai

  • followers hold to a monistic worldview, believing that there is not separation between creator and creature

  • followers believe they are protected by Buddhists, Hindu, and Shinto gods that they regard as spiritual forces

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who is Jesus?

  • Jesus Christ is not part of this belief

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who is the Holy Spirit?

  • the Holy Spirit is not part of this belief

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how to be saved

  • enlightenment, prosperity, and healing come from chanting nam-nyoho-renge-kyo, a mantra (phrase) expressing devotion to the law of karma

  • fulfilling worldly desires brings enlightenment, which can be achieved in one lifetime

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what happens after death?

  • repeated reincarnation until one awakens to one’s Buddha nature, then enters nirvana (escaping the cycle of rebirth)

  • heaven and hell are two of ten states of existence

  • after death, one enters a suspended state called Ku

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other beliefs, practices

  • worship of a sacred scroll called the

  • Soka University is SGI’s main educational institution in the United States