Nichidatsu Fuji ( Japanese 藤井 日 達 , English Nichidatsu Fujii ; June 8, 1885 - September 1, 1985 ) is the founder of the monastic order Nippondzan Myokoji of the Japanese Nichiren Buddhist school. One of the largest international popularizers of Buddhism in the 20th century.
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Biography
Nitidatsu of Fujii became a monk in 1903.
In 1917, he proclaimed the creation of the Nippondzan Mekhodzi Order - during this period, the role of the Good Law Lotus Sutra for the Japan was especially emphasized in the teachings.
In 1924, the first center of the Order was opened.
For many years, Nitidatsu Fujii visited India and Sri Lanka. In India, he sought to restore the popularity of Buddhism among the masses, which led for some time to a ban on his entry into this country.
Nitidatsu of Fujii was greatly influenced by his association with Mahatma Gandhi, who lived in his ashram in 1931. As a result of this meeting, Nitidatsu Fuji decided to devote his life to preaching non-violence. He received from Gandhi the honorable nickname "Fuji Guruji".
In 1947, he began the construction of Peace Pagodas - symbols of world peace. The first pagodas were erected in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in memory of the nuclear bombing of these cities.
As a member of Buddhist Councils, he visited the USSR.
By 2000, 80 Pagodas of Peace in Asia, Europe and the USA were erected by Nitidatsu Fuji and his students in the world. It is believed that during the restructuring by his student Dzunsei Terasava , Gorbachev received the consent to build the Peace Pagoda on Red Square, but these plans were not continued.
See also
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Nitiren
- Stupa of the World
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Faceted Application of Subject Terminology