The is a Japanese Buddhist lay organisation that stems from the Reiyūkai, a branch of

Nichiren Buddhism Nichiren Buddhism (), also known as ''Hokkeshū'' (, meaning ''Lotus Sect''), is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of the Kamakura period school ...

. It was founded in 1951 and has approximately 219,000 adherents, most of whom are in Japan.Montgomery, Daniel (1991). Fire in the Lotus, The Dynamic Religion of Nichiren, London: Mandala, , p. 181 The current president of Myōdōkai Kyōdan is Keiji Sahara. The organisation's headquarters are in Tennōji,

Ōsaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population ...

. One of its core teachings is the belief in the

Lotus Sutra The ''Lotus Sūtra'' (Sanskrit: ''Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram'', ''Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma'', zh, p=Fǎhuá jīng, l=Dharma Flower Sutra) is one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras. ...

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妙道会教团
(Chinese)

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(Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Myodokai Kyodan 1951 establishments in Japan Buddhist new religious movements Japanese new religions Nichiren Buddhism Religious organizations based in Japan