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English: On the other hand, Taiseki-ji Temple of the Nikko School, who are the successors of the same kechimyaku (heritage of the Law) of Yuiju Ichinin (succeed everything that the master knows about the art to only one excellent disciple), has installed the So-mon gate (main gate) in Palace-style, made of dark wood (Kuro-mon gate), and a red lacquered Sanmon gate and Niten-mon gate with kikumon (chrysanthemum crest) and Chokushi-mon gate (the gate for the Imperial Envoys) and they showed the power of their religious school to the court nobles with architecture.
Japanese: その一方、唯授一人の血脈相承者と称する日興門派の大石寺は総門を黒木の御所造(黒門）、三門は朱塗りで二天門には菊紋を施し勅使門を設けるなど、建築で自派の公家への影響力を主張した。
English: However, the above buildings were not allowed to be built without imperial sanction before the war, so these buildings were the one to prove that there was imperial sanction for Taiseki-ji Temple.
Japanese: ただし、上記の建築物は、戦前までは勅許無しでは建てられなかった形態であるので、上記建築物こそが大石寺に勅許が下っている証拠ともいわれる。
English: It is said that the above mentioned poems were made to criticize two deferent schools of Nichiren Sect, but there are some questions raised in terms of the practical part.
Japanese: それら日蓮宗二派の情勢を評して上記のような歌が詠まれたとされているが、事実的な部分については疑問視する意見もある。
English: There is a poem made by an unknown poet which said, 'Mt. Minobu for samurai families, Mt. Fuji for court nobles, Ishiyama for emperors' favorite.'
Japanese: そこに歌詠み知らずで「武家の身延に公家の冨士石山禁裏の御用達」とある。
English: The hoshu who succeeded the blood line of Yuiju Ichinin is the highest ranked monk of the Nichiren Shoshu Sect, and the rank of the monk was daisojo (a Buddhist priest of the highest order).
Japanese: 唯授一人の血脈相承を受けた法主（ほっす）が、日蓮正宗の宗門における僧侶の最高位であり、僧侶の階級は大僧正（だいそうじょう）である。
English: In recent religious regulations, only hoshu can definitely become the chief abbot, the manager of Shumu (General Affairs of a sect) politics, after going through a candidate selection meeting for the chief abbot.
Japanese: 近年の宗規では、法主のみが管長推戴会議の選定を経て宗務行政の長である管長の職に必ず就くことになっている。
English: If the next candidate for the successor of hoshu was officially announced, he will be appointed as Gakuto (head student).
Japanese: 次期法主候補者があらかじめ公表されている場合、次期法主候補者は学頭に任じられる。
English: There are some noge (master) who are a group of high priests one rank next to hoshu, and currently there are ten monks who are in the position of noge excluding former Hoshu Nikken.
Japanese: 法主の下には若干名の能化（のうけ）が、法主に次ぐ高僧衆として存在し、現在は前法主の日顕を除く10名の僧侶が能化の位にある。
English: The former hoshu who leave the temple and retire are called with the respective title of 'goinson geika' or 'goinson jonin.'
Japanese: 生前に退座して隠居した前法主は御隠尊猊下または御隠尊上人と敬称される。
English: The respective title of Jonin (Saint) can be donated or given to as conferring court rank posthumously to noge or former hoshu, after getting the approval of hoshu.
Japanese: なお、上人の称号は、法主の許可により、能化をはじめ、法主経験者以外の者にも贈与または追贈されることがある。
English: Also Buddhist name with the character of nichi (日) is called Nichigo, which is given to monks while they are alive.
Japanese: また、日の字がつく法名を日号（にちごう）といい、僧侶には存命中に与えられる。
English: However, only a high priest with rank higher than noge (a lower priest in the highest position) can officially name Nichigo while they are alive.
Japanese: ただし能化（権僧正）以上の高僧しか存命中に公称することは許されない。
English: However, some monks who are not in a high position or lay believers of the religious group can have Nichigo after they die, while they are given posthumous Buddhist names by the approval of hoshu as well.
Japanese: ただし死後は、やはり法主の許可により、一般僧侶も、また在家信徒にも戒名中に日号がつけられる場合がある。
English: Only hoshu has the right' to give Jonin go (name) or Nichigo, the same condition as to give rights of honzon shosha ken (rights to make a written copy of the principle images) and kyogi saitei-ken (right to judge doctrines).
Japanese: 上人号・日号等の授与権は、本尊書写権や教義裁定権と並んで「法主のみの権能」とされている。
English: These 'centralization' of important powers shows the prohibition of 'independent honzan' beyond the control of sohonzan, in contrast to the Minobu schools of Nichiren Sect, where the local chief priest himself makes a written copy of the principle image of Monji Mandala (mandala depicted Buddha in Chinese characters, scriptures, and so on) and gives away copies to his close believers.
Japanese: こういった重要権限の「中央集権」化は総本山の指揮統制を離れる「単立本山」の成立を許さない姿勢の表れであり、地元の住職が独自に文字曼荼羅本尊を書写し親しい信徒に下賜することもある身延系の日蓮宗とは対照的である。
English: There is a modern official system established and general political matters are divided into five divisions under the supervision of the General Office Director who supports kancho, such as Shomubu (General Affairs Department), Kyogakubu (Educational Department), Kaigaibu (Overseas Department), Shogaibu (Public Relations Department) and Zaimubu (Finance Department).
Japanese: 管長を補佐する宗務総監の指揮監督の下、庶務部・教学部・海外部・渉外部・財務部の5部門によって宗務行政が分担される近代的事務機構が構築されている。
English: Furthermore, there is juyaku, a position of executive which follows the position of kancho and sokan (general office director), who works as advisor.
Japanese: なお、管長・総監に次ぐ役職として重役も設けられており、顧問的役割を持つ。
English: In each department, there is bucho (general manager), fuku-bucho (assistant general manager) (currently there is no one in this position in Kaigaibu and Zaimubu and shunin (manager), and especially, the bucho of Shomubu is practically in the position of supporting sokan.
Japanese: 各部には部長、副部長（現在、海外部と財務部は空席）、主任が置かれており、特に庶務部長は実質的に総監を補佐する立場にある。
English: Apart from above, there are Shukai, which is a committee elected by an election among monks, Kanseikai (監正会) which is enforcement of the law of the land, and representative system introduced which has a group of five people participating in government who are appointed by kancho and are higher rank than gondaisozu (Junior prelate).
Japanese: この他に、僧の中から選挙によって議員が選ばれる宗会、綱紀粛正機関である監正会、管長が任命した権大僧都以上の者5名による参議会などの合議システムも導入されている。
English: In Naikotobu there is one shunin riji (chief director), one or two shitsuji (stewards), and some riji (administrators) are appointed within the chief priests of tatchu temples under the supervision of Hoshu, and they become representatives of operations of the temple of sohonzan.
Japanese: 内事部では法主のもと塔中坊の住職の中から主任理事が1名、執事が1名ないし2名、理事が若干名任命され総本山の寺務の責任者となる。
English: Legally, hoshu acts as the representative committee of Taiseki-ji Temple, and the shunin riji, riji, and sodai (the representative) act as responsible committee members.
Japanese: 法的に、大石寺の代表役員は法主が務め、主任理事、理事、総代が責任役員となる。
English: Shunin riji and shitsuji are to support hoshu's judicial affairs as the chief priest of Taiseki-ji Temple, and when hoshu is away, they act as doshi (officiating monks) to conduct Buddhist memorial services.
Japanese: また、主任理事、執事は法主の大石寺住職としての法務を補佐する立場にあり、法主不在の場合代理で法要の導師を務めるなどする。
English: The chief priest, shukan (supervisor), assistant of the chief priest, fuku-shukan (assistant of shukan) are created by a quite centralized system; they are sent by sohonzan with an order from kacho, and it is not a hereditary or family-run system which can often be seen in traditional Buddhism after the Meiji restoration.
Japanese: 日蓮正宗寺院の住職・主管、副住職・副主管は明治維新以降の伝統仏教でよく見られるような世襲制、家族経営ではなく、管長の辞令により総本山から派遣される極めて中央集権的なシステムとなっている。
English: Therefore sometimes there is a change in the chief priest in a short period of time or exchange of a chief priest between two temples.
Japanese: そのため、短期間で住職が交代したり、2つの寺院の間で住職が入れ替わるということもある。
English: The assistant chief priest and fuku-shukan are appointed by the chief priest and kancho with instructors in accordance with the regulation of the Sect, and after that they are assumed their new positions after receiving approval from hoshu.
Japanese: 副住職・副主管に関しては、宗規で、住職・主管が教師の中から選び、法主の承認を得て着任する決まりとなっている。
English: Thus the head priest can not use the property of the temple as his own property (inheritance, and so on).
Japanese: したがって、住職は寺院の財産を私的に用いる（相続など）ことは出来ない。
English: In old days, monks used to have disciples within the sect to become new monks, but currently people can apply to become a monk by passing the inspection to enter the Buddhist priesthood and become a disciple of Saint hoshu.
Japanese: 僧侶となる場合、かつては宗内の僧侶が弟子をとることもあったが、現在は得度審査に合格して法主上人の弟子となる。
English: After entering into the priesthood and finishing training until the last year of the high school at Taiseki-ji Temple of sohonzan, they work for temples in the countries (mostly for temples with the same rank as honzan and for those around large cities) for about four years, followed by working for sohonzan for one year, and he or she will be appointed as assistant instructor (allowed to teach Buddhist law), and will be sent to temples in the countries as chief priests (or assistant chief priests) if there is an order from kancho.
Japanese: 出家得度し高校3年生まで総本山大石寺で修業した後、地方寺院（主に本山格寺院や大都市周辺の寺院）で4年程度在勤し、最後に総本山で1年在勤したのち教師に補任され（説法を許される）、管長の辞令があれば地方寺院の住職（副住職の場合もあり）として派遣される。
English: All the priest's robes have shiro-gojo kesa (kesa (Buddhist stole) divided into five parts longitudinally colored white) and clothes with a thin black (there are differences in the pattern of the clothes, depending on the rank of the monks), and monks are not allowed to wear these costumes without having a license to wear them from kancho.
Japanese: 法衣は全階級とも白五条袈裟に薄墨色の衣（僧階が上がると模様が入るなどの違いはある）であるが、袈裟・衣は管長の免許がなければ着用することはできないことになっている。
English: In the generation who entered into the priesthood around 1965, which was called the honeymoon period of Soshu (Soka Gakkai and Nichiren Shoshu Sect), many new temples were built rapidly thanks to huge donations from Soka Gakkai, some people were appointed that more monks and lower quality, just like 'quantity products of low quality,' because there were more ascetic monks who came from among lay believers than other traditional Buddhist schools, and currently they have a good reputation of their strict grounding on education of monks.
Japanese: 概ね創宗蜜月時代といわれていた昭和40年代辺りの得度の世代だと、創価学会からの多大な寄進で新寺院が急増し僧侶の「粗製濫造」が進んだことが一部で指摘されているが、他の伝統仏教に比べ在家出身の修行僧が多いため、現在では僧侶としての厳格な素養教育には定評がある。
English: Sokan: Shinei YAGI (shukan of Hodoin Temple in Tokyo, chief kyoshi of the headquarters of Hokke Ko, the former chief riji of Taiseki-ji Temple), gonsojo
Japanese: 総監八木日照（東京・法道院主管、法華講本部指導教師、前・大石寺主任理事）権僧正
English: Each branch temple has XX Ko (kochu (religious groups)) of danka (supporter of a Buddhist temple), which collectively called themselves Hokke Ko.
Japanese: 各末寺に檀家グループの○○講（講中）が存在し、この○○講の総称を法華講という。
English: Hokke Ko have existed since ancient times in religious history, known as the group that conducts daily Shodaigyo (the practice of chanting the daimoku (Nichiren chant)) or group climbing sohonzan, and Nichiren Shoshu Hokke Ko Zenkoku Rengokai (Japan Association of Hokke Ko of Nichiren Shoshu Sect, also known as Zenren for short), was established as a federation of XX Ko in 1962, and Hokke Ko joined the association.
Japanese: 法華講は日常の唱題行や総本山への団参登山を行うものとして、宗史上古来より存在していたが、1962年にこれらの○○講の連合体として日蓮正宗法華講全国連合会（略称全連）が結成されて加盟するようになった。
English: This Zenren was renamed Nichiren Shoshu Sect Hokke Ko Rengokai (Association of Hokke Ko of Nichiren Shoshu Sect, also known as Rengokai for short) in 1967 and up to the present date.
Japanese: この全連は1967年に日蓮正宗法華講連合会（略称連合会）に改称され、現在に至っている。
English: To establish religious groups of Nichiren Shoshu Sect, the chief priest of the branch temples needs to be the chief kyoshi of the religious group to submit the application 'Soshiki Kessei Kyoka Negai' (the application for approval to establish an organization), in the joint signature with the representative of the people who wish to establish the group, to Shumuin, and after the application is processed, 'Soshiki Kessei Kyoka sho' (Approval to establish the organization) will be signed and imprinted with his seal by Hoshu, kancho of Nichiren Shoshu Sect, and approval will be given to XX Ko via the chief kyoshi.
Japanese: 日蓮正宗の信徒団体を作るには、末寺の住職が信徒団体の指導教師となって信徒団体を作ろうとする代表者と連名で「組織結成許可願」を宗務院に提出し、宗務院での審議を得て日蓮正宗の管長である法主が「組織結成許可書」に署名押印して「組織結成許可書」が交付されて指導教師から○○講に手渡される。
English: This system has been maintained since the Meiji period, as it said in Nikko the second, 'these Homon (teachings of Buddhism) are to teach the right way from the teacher to the disciples' (Sadonokuni Hokke Ko Shu Gohenji (Reply to those of Hokke Ko in Sado Province)), and the traditions and customs were followed and some old documents still remain related to 'Soshiki Kessei Kyokasho' in the Edo period.
Japanese: これは明治時代からのシステムであるが、第2祖日興の「この法門は師弟子をたゞして仏になる法門にて候なり」（佐渡国法華講衆御返事）の伝統と慣習を踏襲したものであり、「組織結成許可書」に類する江戸期の古文書も残っている。
English: The organization, XX Ko, established under above procedure, submits the application to become a member of Nichiren Shoshu Hokke Ko Zenkoku Rengokai, and then the paperwork will being processed in the office of Nichiren Shoshu Hokke Ko Zenkoku Rengokai within sohonzan (known as Hokke Ko office).
Japanese: こうして結成された○○講は、日蓮正宗法華講全国連合会に加盟申請書を提出し、総本山内の日蓮正宗法華講全国連合会事務所（通称法華講事務所）で加盟手続きが行われる。
English: Thus, groups which do not hold 'Soshiki Kessei Kyoka Negai' and do not have any chief kyoshi is not officially considered as a religious group of Nichiren Shoshu Sect.
Japanese: よって「組織結成許可願」と指導教師のない団体は日蓮正宗の正規の信徒団体とはいえないことになっている。
English: In Hokke Ko, Daibyakuho paper published by Nichiren Shoshu Hokke Ko Rengokai is the only organ paper.
Japanese: なお法華講では、日蓮正宗法華講連合会発行の大白法（だいびゃくほう）が唯一の機関紙となっている。
English: As the board member of Hokke Ko of each branch temple, there are koto (the head of the Ko), fuku-koto (vice head of the Ko), kanji (organizer), and kaikei (account) of representatives of kochu and they are all defined as 'Kumi-sewayaku' (careers of the religious group) not to teach members of Ko belonged to other temples since it is regarded as an ultravires act against chief kyoshi (the chief priest and shukan (supervisor)).
Japanese: 各末寺の法華講の役員には講中の代表者の講頭、副講頭、幹事、会計がいるが、法華講の役員はすべて「組世話役」と定義され、他の寺院に所属する講員に対して指導することは指導教師（住職・主管）に対する越権行為に当たるのでしないことになっている。
English: In Nichiren Shoshu Hokke Ko Rengokai, for the convenience of the official system, there are official positions such as iincho (chairman), fuku-iincho (vice chairman), riji, and chiho-bucho (manager in the local area), which are defined as 'Kumi-sewayaku' and not allowed to teach or supervise Hokke Ko who are members of 'Rengokai.'
Japanese: 日蓮正宗法華講連合会には事務機構上、委員長、副委員長、理事、地方部長などの役職があるが、これも「組世話役」と定義され、「連合会」に加盟する各法華講を指導・監督することはない。
English: There are honorable positions such as Sokoto (head of all Nichiren lay believers) and Daikoto (senior representative of Nichiren Shoshu Sect lay society) but they are not positions to teach believers of the group.
Japanese: また名誉職として総講頭、大講頭の称号があるが、信徒を指導することはない。
English: When they make public speeches in front of groups of believers, the speeches will be defined under the name of 'greetings' or 'encouragement.'
Japanese: 大勢の信徒の前でスピーチをする場合には「挨拶」や「激励」の名目で行う。
English: Hokke Ko exist in about fifty countries overseas, and there are some temples or propagation offices which were built.
Japanese: 海外では50か国弱で法華講が存在し、寺院や布教所などが建立されている。
English: Especially in Indonesia it is said that about sixty million believers exist (the number was officially announced by the Indonesian government), and in Taiwan five temples were built and the number of believers is tending to increase.
Japanese: 特にインドネシアでは60万人（インドネシア政府による公称）の信徒がいるとされ、また台湾では5か寺が建立され信徒は増加傾向にある。
English: It carrys information such as Shomuin rokuji (report of Shomuin), Sohonzan rokuji (report of sohonzan), Publication of Shomu, Hoshu's preaching, propagation lectures and essays, the activities of sohonzan and branch temples, overseas movement, greetings from the chief priest who newly assumed, and it costs three hundred yen.
Japanese: 宗務院録事、総本山録事、宗務広報、法主の説法、布教講演及び論文、総本山の動き、末寺の動き、海外の動き、住職普山の挨拶などが載せられていて、定価は300円である。
English: In Shomuin rokuji, it has information such as a notice of a Buddhist memorial service at sohonzan, an official written notification of chief priest, approval of establishing organization of Kochu, approval of a committee of Hokke Ko for a supporters group, approval of representatives of supporters group of branch temples.
Japanese: 宗務院録事には、総本山での法要などの達示、住職などの辞令、講中組織結成許可、檀徒団体の法華講の役員の承認、末寺の檀家総代の承認などが掲載されている。
English: In the activities of sohonzan, it has information on Buddhist memorial service held at sohonzan, and in the activities of branch temples, it has information on Buddhist memorial services held at branch temples.
Japanese: 総本山の動きには総本山で奉修された法要など、末寺の動きには末寺で奉修された法要などが掲載されている。
English: Also there are temple newsletters published in branch temples, and the only Dainichiren and newsletters of branch temples are considered as the official organ.
Japanese: この他、各末寺で寺報が発行されており、大日蓮と末寺の寺報のみが機関誌紙とされている。
English: The basic activity of the disciple is to chant 'Namu Myohorenge-kyo' to the principle image and to read and learn Hoke-kyo (Nichiren chants for self awareness), as well as practicing Shakubuku (to correct another's false views and awaken that person to the truth of Buddhism) to teach these learnings to other people (chant of Keta (for other people)).
Japanese: 信徒の修行としては、本尊に向かって「南無妙法蓮華経」の題目を唱え、法華経を読誦すること（自行の題目）と並び、それを他の人に伝える折伏の修行（化他の題目）が基本となる。
English: The basic routine of religious service for self awareness (Nichiren Shoshu Sect) is to read and learn Hoben-bon of Myoho Renge-kyo Sutra (Skillfulness, chapter 2 of the Lotus Sutra), Nyoraijuryo-hon (Duration of the Life of the Tathagata, chapter 16 of the Lotus Sutra) (in chogo (prose) style, also known as Jigage), intone the Nichiren chant (to chant 'Namu Myohorenge-kyo') and they are proceeded with the ancient custom of 5 morning services and 3 evening services.
Japanese: 自行としての日常の勤行(日蓮正宗)は、妙法蓮華経方便品・如来寿量品（長行、自我偈）の読誦、唱題（「南無妙法蓮華経」の題目を唱えること）を基本構成とし、古来からの朝五座・夕三座の格式を守って行われている。
English: Tozan sankei' to branch temples and sohonzan (to visit sohonzan Taiseki-ji Temple) is considered as one of the training and to accumulate kudoku (merit) to become a Buddha.
Japanese: 末寺や総本山への「登山参詣」（総本山大石寺に参詣すること）なども修行の一環として、成仏への功徳を積むことができる行為と考えられている。
English: To register in the list of supporters of Nichiren Shoshu Sect, one needs to have jukai (handing down the precepts) at branch temples, furthermore, you need to be issued with the principal image of Great Mandala.
Japanese: 日蓮正宗の檀信徒名簿へ登録を受けるためには、末寺において授戒を受け、さらに大曼荼羅本尊を下付されなければならない。
English: The people who just received jukai but without issue of the principle image, are called naitoku (内得) believers and are not counted in the numbers of official believers.
Japanese: 授戒のみ受けて本尊未下付の者は内得信仰と呼ばれ公式の信徒数には数えない。
English: In any case, all believers of Nichiren Shoshu Sect receive jukai while they are alive.
Japanese: いずれにせよ、日蓮正宗の信仰をする者は必ず存命中に授戒を受けていることとなる。
English: Traditionally, other schools of Nichiren Sect criticize the Sect such as, the theory of 'imitation of the principle image (Nichiren Shoshu Sect)', one of 'Nika Sojo are forged documents,' and one of 'Sandaihiho-sho (Commentary of the Three Great Secret Dharmas) are a forged document theory.'
Japanese: 日蓮宗の諸派は伝統的に、「本尊(日蓮正宗)＝偽作」説と「二箇相承＝偽書」説、さらに「三大秘法抄＝偽書説」等でこの宗派を批判してきた。
English: However, as it is said the Honmon Kaidan no Daigohonzon (the principle image of Nichiren Shoshu Sect) are dwelled the soul of Nichiren Daishonin, the scientific judgment of radiation was never being used, and the originals of the Nika Sojo or Sandaihiho-sho do not exist nowadays, there is no answer to the dispute which has been around for over seven hundred years.
Japanese: しかし、本門戒壇の大御本尊は日蓮大聖人の魂魄が宿るとされているため、放射線による科学的な鑑別などは行われたことがなく、二箇相承および三大秘法抄の原本も現在存在しないため、700年にわたる論争に未だ決着はついていないとされる。
English: Honmon Kaidan no Daigohonzon has evidences of tools in the Kamakura period, however, it was possibly made in later years since the Nichiren Sect while Nichiren was alive wasn't able to afford the cost, the flower stamp was different from Nichiren's, and it was very similar to Zenshi juyo mandala (Mandala given by Zenshi), and so on.
Japanese: 本門戒壇の大御本尊については鎌倉時代の工具の痕跡があるが、日蓮が生きていた時代の日蓮宗の財力では製作不能といった状況証拠や花押が日蓮の物と違う、禅師授与漫荼羅との酷似等の理由で、後世の偽作ではないかといわれている。
English: As for Sandaihiho-sho, a research group including Zuiei ITO, a monk of Nichiren Sect, are almost certain that it is Shinseki (original handwriting) after having computer analysis.
Japanese: 三大秘法抄については日蓮宗僧侶の伊藤瑞叡らの研究グループによってコンピュータ解析がなされて、真跡だと確定しつつある。
English: Nika Sojo is also said to be true within Nichiren Sect, especially among monks who are in the Fujimon School line.
Japanese: 二箇相承についても日蓮宗の中で特に富士門流の流れを汲む僧侶の中では真書説が取られている。
English: On the other hand, there was the insistence to appoint the political power as gathered into the center, or to believe it would definitely come back to Hoshu himself after the conflict between Shoshinkai (correct faith association) or Soka Gakkai.
Japanese: 一方、正信会、創価学会との対立のなかから、法主個人への絶対帰依や権力の集中を指摘する主張が生まれてきた。
English: The reason being that hoshu can secure to make decisions objectively when the relationship of Hoshu and other monks are shown in documents like Nikko Yuikai Okibumi (Nikko's last admonitions).
Japanese: 根拠としては、日興遺戒置文などにおいて法主と他の僧侶の関係が示されることで法主として判断の客観性が担保されていることなどがある。
English: There is a background for criticism of the above, on the contrary to many traditional religious schools in Japanese Buddhism who tried to democratize the nature of the religious group by going through trial and error in the movement of 'modernization from the base' after the 1970's, however, Nichiren Shoshu Sect has a tendency to traditionally focus political power on one person, kancho, and maintains the centralization of power.
Japanese: このような批判がなされる背景には、日本仏教における伝統宗派の多くは、1970年代以降「下からの近代化」を目指す動きの中で試行錯誤しながら教団体質の民主化を進めてきたのと対照的に、日蓮正宗は伝統的に管長一人に権力をより集中させており中央集権制を維持していることが挙げられる。
English: In another words, the sales talk such as if someone does not join into the group, when he or she dies, the body will turn to an all black color and become heavy, or the scientific and historical criticisms in relation to their own religious group are not acceptable, however when attacking other religious groups baldy, this group is criticized in that they draw a strict line between others and have an exclusive attitude towards them.
Japanese: つまり、入信しないと不幸になる、入信しないで死んだ人は死体が真っ黒になり重くなる、といった発言による勧誘や、自派に関わる科学的・歴史的な批判は受け入れないが、他宗派を激しく攻撃する際には武器として扱う等、言動は明らかに他の仏教宗派と一線を画し、排他的な傾向が強いと批判されることがある。
English: In the past other religions were considered as hobo and bad religions, and they tried to teach right things against these religions.
Japanese: 過去においては他宗教は全て謗法・邪宗であると定義し、これらに対する折伏を行ってきている。
English: But the founder of the Sect stated that to teach right things against other religions had to be done with common sense and good manners, and it is only limited to educational differences in the religions.
Japanese: ただし、折伏はあくまで常識と礼儀をもって行われるべきものと宗祖自身が規定しており、あくまで教義的な対立に限られる。
English: Therefore, there is only Sokka Gakkai that has what is currently called 'dispute' (conflict apart from doctrine) against Nichiren Shoshu Sect.
Japanese: このため、現状で「紛争」といえるような対立関係（教義以外についての対立関係）があるのは創価学会くらいしかない。
English: Since Sokka Gakkai was excommunicated in 1990 (the official year of excommunication was in the following year, 1991), they spent much time and energy attacking Nichiren Shoshu Sect, and their point of view is that it is important to 'attack the opposition to Buddha,' and they repeatedly wrote slander and gossip or invasion of human rights in their in-house magazines such as the Seikyo newspaper, and there is repeated severe slander towards the high priest including former Hoshu, Nikken.
Japanese: 創価学会は、1990年（平成2年。正式な破門は翌1991年）に日蓮正宗に破門されて以来、日蓮正宗への攻撃に多くの時間と労力を費やしており、「仏敵を責めること」が重要であるという立場から、聖教新聞などの機関誌では連日のように日蓮正宗への誹謗中傷や人権侵害を繰り返しており、特に前法主日顕を含む高僧に対しては、とりわけ激しい中傷が繰り返されている。
English: Also they filed many suits against Nichiren Shoshu Sect although they knew they would lose the cases; the purpose of doing this was to impart human and financial damage to Nichiren Shoshu Sect.
Japanese: また、日蓮正宗を人的・経済的に消耗させる目的で、敗訴を前提に大量の訴訟を行うという活動も行われている。
English: Another thing was that Soka Gakkai believers caused criminal incidents, and they were arrested twice at Hosho-ji Temple in Yokosuka City when they were caught in the act of starting or causing fires.
Japanese: 他にも、横須賀市法照寺では創価学会信者が2度にわたって放火及び失火の罪で現行犯逮捕されるなど、刑法事件も頻発した。
English: However, this kind of violent attack has relatively calmed down recently, but they sometimes send spies, or they are scared of spies and watch people coming in and out of temples of Shoshu Sect.
Japanese: ただし、こうした暴力攻撃も現在では比較的収まってきているが、スパイを送り込んだり、スパイを恐れ正宗寺院の人の出入りの監視を行っている。
English: In Taiwan, Nikken, kancho, was introduced as 'hanaosho priest' (sensual monk) in various media such as newspapers and television by a press, mainly organized by gaishojin (immigrant from China Continent to Taiwan after 1945).
Japanese: 台湾では、日顕管長が外省人主体のマスコミにより新聞、TVなど各種媒体で「花和尚」（好色僧）と紹介された。