Directory of History and Scholarship Resources

Historical perspectives and scholarly studies of Nichiren Buddhism and its derivative forms.

Subcategories

BBC Religion & Ethics - Nichiren Buddhism

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren_1.shtml
Provides overview of a Japanese Buddhist movement in the Mahayana tradition, also popular in the West; includes information on the Soka Gakkai, Nichiren Shoshu, and Nichiren Shu schools, highlighting background and doctrinal commonalities.
Nichiren and the Lotus Sutra

http://sophia.smith.edu/~jhubbard/lotus/Syllabus/stone.htm
Syllabus and bibliography of works on Nichiren's historical background, career, philosophy and tradition by Jacqueline Stone.
PHILTAR Encyclopedia Entry: Nichiren Buddhism

http://www.philtar.ac.uk/encyclopedia/easia/nich.html
St Martin's College Department of Religion and Ethics synopsis of Nichiren Buddhism.
Rissho University

http://www.ris.ac.jp/en/index.html
Department of Nichiren Buddhism and a research institute in Nichiren Buddhist Studies established to educate student priests of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism.
The Lotus Sutra

http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/lotus/
Translated By H. Kern (1884).
Wikipedia: Lotus Sutra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Sutra
Encyclopedia article describing the origins and teachings of the Lotus Sutra.
Wikipedia: Nichiren Buddhism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichiren_Buddhism
Encyclopedia entry detailing history of sects of Nichiren Buddhism with overview of commonalities.

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