Jodoshinshu Ha Naze Nippon De Ichiban Oi No Ka Bukkyo Shuha No Nazo (Gentosha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Buddhism in Japan is divided into various sects with widely different doctrines and practices. Despite this, many people, especially those who have moved from the countryside to the city and lost touch with their family temples, are not interested in them. However, when it comes time to hold a funeral service for a parent or relative, they immediately start to pay attention to the sect. This is because they have to call a priest who is a member of their family's religious sect as an officiant. It was only then that I learned that my family belongs to a certain religious sect. What is a religious sect? How did they originate in history? This book takes up the major Buddhist sects in Japan and explains their characteristics, the philosophy of their founder, the history of the sect, their relationship with other sects, and their influence on society in an easy-to-understand manner.

日本の仏教はさまざまな宗派に分かれており教義や実践方法が大きく異なる。にもかかわらず多くの人、とくに地方から都会に出て菩提寺とのつきあいを絶った人は関心を持たない。だが親や親戚の葬儀を営む段になって途端に宗派を気にするようになる。家の宗旨に合った僧侶を導師として呼ばねばならないからだ。そこで初めて「うちは○○宗だったのか」と知る。そもそも宗派とは何か。歴史上どのように生まれたのか。本書は、日本の主な仏教宗派を取り上げ、その特徴、宗祖の思想、教団の歩み、さらに他宗派との関係、社会的影響をわかりやすく解説した。