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The Lotus Sutra (法華經, 법화경) is a central Mahayana Buddhist scripture teaching that all beings can attain Buddhahood. It forms the doctrinal foundation of Soka Gakkai (創価学会) and Korea SGI (韓國SGI).
Nichiren (日蓮, 1222–1282) was a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest who proclaimed the Lotus Sutra (法華經) as the essential teaching for the Latter Day and established Nam-myoho-renge-kyo (南無妙法蓮華経). He is the philosophical source of Soka Gakkai (創価学会) and Korea SGI (韓國SGI).
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo (南無妙法蓮華経) means 'devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra.' Established by Nichiren (日蓮) in 1253 as the core practice (daimoku) for the latter age, it is the fundamental chant of Soka Gakkai (創価学会) and Korea SGI (韓國SGI).
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