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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > movements and organizations > Soka Gakkai
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > movements and organizations > Soka Gakkai
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religious traditions and groups > Soka Gakkai
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > religious traditions and groups > Soka Gakkai

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Soka Gakkai  

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  • The Soka Gakkai is a lay Buddhist association that originally began as an educational movement in Japan in 1930. Its founder, Tsunesaburō Makiguchi (1871–1944), was inspired by the thought of Nichiren (1222–1282), a Japanese Buddhist monk. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Soka Gakkai]

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