Nikkyo Niwano

Nikkyo Niwano (1906-1999), recipient of the 1979 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, was the founder of Rissho Kosei-kai, a lay Buddhist organization that now has some 1.5 million member households worldwide.

Nikkyo Niwano (1906-1999), recipient of the 1979 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, was the founder of Rissho Kosei-kai, a lay Buddhist organization that now has some 1.5 million member households worldwide. See less