It is also important to note Professor Reischauer comparison of these three sects. ... Shinran's adverse thinking grew into a separate sect called the True Land Pure sect or more commonly referred to as the True Sect (Shinshu). ... On July 16, 1260 Nichiren presented his "Treatise on Spreading Peace Throughout the Country by Establishing the True Dharma" to the Kamakura Shogunate. ... However, if they turned away from the Pure Land and embraced the Lotus Sutra, peace and prosperity would reign throughout Japan. It is important to note here that "Nichiren was not advocating the persecu...

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