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, or Reiyūkai Shakaden is a Japanese Buddhist new religious movement founded in 1925 by Kakutarō Kubo (1892-1944)〔Buswell, Robert E., Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (2014). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton: Princeton University Press, p. 449〕 and Kimi Kotani (1901-1971).〔Buswell, Robert E., Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (2014). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton: Princeton University Press, p. 443〕 It is a lay organization—meaning that there are no priests—associated with Nichiren Buddhism. Reiyūkai considers itself the grandfather of lay-based new religions devoted to the Lotus Sutra and ancestor veneration.〔Komoto Mitsugi: (The Place of Ancestors in the New Religions: The Case of Reiyûkai-Derived Groups ). In: Inoue Nobutaka, New Religions, Contemporary Papers on Japanese Religion 2, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University 1991. ISBN 4-905853-00-1〕 Reiyūkai membership currently stands at 5.14 million members, with the majority living in Japan.〔Reiyukai (2015). (Reiyukai/Profile ).〕 == History == In 1920s, during the crisis after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and the following economic depression, Kakutaro Kubo begins formulating his philosophy for what is now Reiyūkai. He compilies and published The ''Blue Sutra'' (a collection of texts from the Threefold Lotus Sutra), used by members for recitation practice. In 1930 Reiyūkai is inaugurated, Kakutaro Kubo becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors and Kimi Kotani becomes President. In 1937 the headquarters were established the Iikura area, Tokyo. In 1954 The Reiyūkai Youth Group is inaugurated. In 1971 Kimi Kotani dies and Tsugunari Kubo becomes President of Reiyūkai. The next year a Reiyūkai Centre is established in the United States. It is followed by centers in Brazil & Canada (1975); The Philippines (1976); Mexico, Italy & Taiwan (1977); United Kingdom (1978, closed as of March 1998); Peru, Thailand & France (1979); India, Nepal & Paraguay (1983); Spain (1984); Korea (1988); Bolivia (1996) and Sri Lanka (1999). In 1980 the Reiyūkai’s Inner Self Development campaign begins. In 1985, representatives from 14 countries participated in a Youth Speech Festival in commemoration of United Nations International Youth Year. Following this, national festivals are held annually throughout the world and international festivals are held in the Asian, American and European regions on a regular basis. In 1990, The Sixth International Youth Year Speech Festival is held in Osaka, Japan, as apart of the International Garden and Greenery Expo ’90. Representatives from 17 countries attend. In 1992 Reiyūkai International Operation for Cambodian Relief (RIOCR) opens its office in Cambodia. The next year, Reiyūkai International Committee is inaugurated. In 1994 The Tenth International Youth Year Speech Festival is held in Kathmandu, Nepal. In 1996 Tsugunari Kubo resigns as President of Reiyūkai and Yae Hamaguchi became her successor. In the same Reiyūkai sponsored Lumbini International Research Institute (LIRI) is inaugurated in Nepal and The International College for Advance Buddhist Studies (ICABS) is established in Tokyo. The First Reiyūkai Supervisory Council is inaugurated.〔(Adyatmic Shacharya Sanstha - Chronology International )〕 In 1999 Reiyūkai establishes Japanese and English home page on the Internet. In 2000 The 4th Reiyūkai International Conference was held in Tokyo, Japan. Yae Hamaguchi dies and Ichitaro Ohgata succeeds as President, Yushun Masunaga and Hiromichi Hirakawa as Vice Presidents. In August 2004 the Reiyūkai sponsorized, together with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), UN World Food Program and Nikkei newspaper, The World Youth Peace Summit (WYPS) Japan conference, as a direct outcome of the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference. This was held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan. Over 400 youth delegates engaged in lively discussion and decided to mark the date, August 5th, as International Youth Peace Day and will organize an event on that day each year. The summit was broadcast by the Japanese national broadcaster, NHK, on its BS Forum.〔(Youth Peace Summit in Japan (WYPS)" http://www.wyps.org/events_japan.php )〕 From April 8, 2013, Masaharu Sueyoshi is currently the Reiyūkai International President. The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) of United Nations, opening its regular session for 2015, recommended 16 organizations for special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, including Reiyūkai Eurasia.〔Opening 2015 Session, UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends 16 Groups for Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council (Meetings Coverage and Press Releases )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reiyūkai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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