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Nipponzan Myōhōji (日本山妙法寺), founded in 1917 by Nichidatsu Fujii, is a new religious movement that emerged from the Nichiren sect of Japanese Buddhism.[1]
The community reveres the Lotus-Sūtra (jp: 法華経 Hokkekyō) as the highest expression of the Buddhist message. In addition, it is actively engaged worldwide in the peace movement. It is the most pacifist group in Japan of seven religious movements surveyed by Robert Kisala.[2] The main practise of Nichiren Buddhism is to chant the Daimoku Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.
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Nipponzan Myōhōji has Peace Pagodas (Stupas) in locations around the world. It has had peace pilgrimages undertaken by its followers. One of the most prominent of these was the 1994-1995 pilgrimage from Auschwitz to Hiroshima by way of Bosnia, Iraq, Cambodia and other countries then experiencing the effects of war. That pilgrimage was known as The Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace and Life.
Address: 8-7 Shinsen-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0045, Japan
(In Japanese: 〒1500045 東京都渋谷区神泉町8番7号)
Tel: (03) 3461-9363
Address: Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Temple, Willen Road, Willen Lake, Milton Keynes, MK15 0BA, The United Kingdom of Great Britain Tel. / FAX: +44 (0) 1908 663652
This temple is open every day. prayer times are at 05:00 am and 17:00 (5pm), every day.
Address: Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Temple, 4900 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011 USA. Tel. (202) 291-2047.
Address: Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Temple, 100 Cave Hill Road, Leverett, MA, 01054 USA