The Untold Story of the Fuji School

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Gain New Insight Into...The Spirit of Nichren Daishonin's Buddhism Through this detailed history of the priesthood, you will gain a new understanding of the current problems within Nichren Shoshu as well as a clearer picture of where our kosen-rufu movement must go in the future.This history traces a pattern of doctrinal mistakes and corrupt behavior over 700 years that call into question Nichren Shoshu's claims of orthodoxy and authority.Read about: The seventeenth high priest's worshipping of a statue of Shakyamuni The transfer of the high priest's "heritage" to a lay person "Infallible" high priests as young as 9 High priests imported from other sects Nichren Shoshu's capitulation to the Japanese military government during World War IIYou'll also learn about the reformers - such as the ninth and twenty-sixth high priests - and their struggle to try to bring Nichren Shoshu back to the true spirit of Nichren Daishonin. - -outisde back cover