Kenshōkai

The Fuji Taiseki -ji Kenshōkai (Japanese冨 士 大石 寺 顕 正 会) is one of the Nichiren Buddhism attributable lay organization " and is by its own account has around 1,370,000 members." Although the Kenshōkai is no longer part of the Nichiren Shoshu - she considers the stored in Taiseki -ji Temple Dai- Gohonzon as the "true" Nichiren Gohonzon.

The Kenshōkai was founded in 1942 as a lay organization within the Nichiren Shoshu. The former name of the organization was at that time still Myōshinkō (妙 信 讲). In 1963, the rapid growth of the Soka Gakkai and its growing influence led Nichiren Shoshu within the means that the Nichiren Shoshu in turn prompted the Myōshinkō to limit their proselytizing activities. In 1973 the Myōshinkō began to print their own publications, the following year the organization publicly protested against construction of the Soka Gakkai on the temple grounds of Taiseki -ji and was subsequently excommunicated by Nichiren Shoshu the.

In 1978, the Myōshinkō was renamed Kenshōkai and 1996 the name Nichiren Shoshu also repaid from the official name of the Kenshōkai.

Although, nationalist oriented, Kenshōkai is considered the fastest growing Buddhist group in Japan, it is also one of the least documented in the western groups. In contrast to the Soka Gakkai and its political arm of the Kōmeitō, the Kenshōkai be no political connections or aspirations rumored.