Reiyukai (Japanese new Buddhism)
Japanese lay Buddhist new religion (1925, Kakutaro Kubo). Parent organisation of Rissho Kosei-kai (1938 split) and other Nichiren-derived offshoots.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — Japanese new Buddhist movement; parent of Rissho Kosei-kai split.
Profile facts
In context
Reiyukai combined ancestor veneration with Nichiren Buddhist devotion. Multiple successor organisations (Rissho Kosei-kai, Risshokai, Bussho Gonenkai) emerged via splits. Mostly low-control mainstream tradition.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Evidence by BITE axis
- Tithing expected
- parent of Rissho Kosei-kai split
Timeline
- 1925Founded by Kakutaro Kubo
- 1938Rissho Kosei-kai split
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| étude récente · archive | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Une mise à jour qui s’impose depuis longtemps : la vision du monde commune des nouveaux mouvements religieux japonais1 — RELIER (2024) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Rapport d'activités 2018-2020 & études | Government | Primary | — |
| Le principe de séparation de l'État et de la religion : aperçus sur le rôle du fait religieux dans les institutions et la vie politique japonaises — Revue d’études comparatives Est-Ouest (2001) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Religions et politique au Japon — Recherches Internationales (2006) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| 10.11501/3188136 | Academic | Secondary | — |
Sources
- Helen Hardacre, 'Lay Buddhism in Contemporary Japan: Reiyukai Kyodan' (Princeton University Press, 1984) search ↗
- étude récente — https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ceas_student_work/7/ open ↗
- Une mise à jour qui s’impose depuis longtemps : la vision du monde commune des nouveaux mouvements religieux japonais1 — RELIER (2024) — https://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1114344ar open ↗
- Rapport d'activités 2018-2020 & études — https://www.cipdr.gouv.fr/rapport-dactivites-2018-2020-de-la-miviludes/pdf-pour-le-web-aou%cc%82t-21/ open ↗
- Le principe de séparation de l'État et de la religion : aperçus sur le rôle du fait religieux dans les institutions et la vie politique japonaises — Revue d’études comparatives Est-Ouest (2001) — https://dx.doi.org/10.3406/receo.2001.3074 open ↗
- Religions et politique au Japon — Recherches Internationales (2006) — https://dx.doi.org/10.3406/rint.2006.1957 open ↗
- 10.11501/3188136 — https://doi.org/10.11501%2F3188136 open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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