Chanting in the hillsides

About this book

"In 1983, a tiny group of people in Cardiff and a married couple in Aberporth, West Wales, were the only Welsh members of Soka Gakkai International, a Japanese movement based on the beliefs and teachings of the thirteenth-century Buddhist, Nichiren Daishonin. Today, there are hundreds of members in Wales and the Borders. This book examines the history of the movement in these two areas, and draws on original research gleaned from the members themselves." "The book has twin goals: first, an academic analysis of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin in general - its setting in the historical context of Mahayana Buddhism, its philosophy, its textual basis, and its praxis; secondly, the research elicits facets of the faith, practices, study and attitudes of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhists in Wales and the Borders, from their own responses, as well as their testimonies to the success of such beliefs and practices in their daily lives."--Back cover.