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Soka Gakkai

Soka Gakkai proper noun: a Japanese Buddhist religious movement based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese priest Nichiren.

Proper noun

Soka Gakkai

  1. A Japanese Buddhist religious movement based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese priest Nichiren.

Origin of Soka Gakkai

Borrowed from Japanese 創価学会.

Questions about Soka Gakkai

What does Soka Gakkai mean?
Soka Gakkai means a Japanese Buddhist religious movement based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese priest Nichiren.
What part of speech is Soka Gakkai?
Soka Gakkai is a proper noun.

Words near Soka Gakkai in the dictionary

  1. soju
  2. sojurn
  3. sojus
  4. sojutsu
  5. Sok
  6. Soka Gakkai
  7. sokah
  8. sokaiya
  9. sokaiyas
  10. Sokal
  11. Sokalian

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