{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Nichiren / Soka Gakkai","description":"In a Japan shaken by warlords and natural disasters, a single voice dares to challenge the order of things. The year is twelve fifty-three, and a young monk stands ready to declare a new path, one that will provoke leaders and inspire followers for centuries to come.\r\n\r\nWhat drives someone to confront not just rival monks but the entire political order of their world? Nichiren Buddhism began at the crossroads of crisis and reform. The thirteenth century in Kamakura Japan was a time of military rule, shifting alliances, and widespread anxiety. New Buddhist movements competed for influence—Pure Land, Zen, and the established Tendai tradition all vied for followers. Into this world was born Nichiren, in twelve twenty-two, in what is now Chiba Prefecture. As a young man, Nichiren was shaped by the rigorous study of texts at Tendai institutions, especially Mount Hiei, and by the social instability of his time.\r\n\r\nAurelius and Malik take on this case in full — 5 chapters, 35 minutes, one complete story.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thecreedarchive.com/creed/nichiren-buddhism","author_name":"The Archive Network"}