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- Bocking , Brian . 1987 . “The Japanese Religious Traditions in Today's World.” . In Religion in Today's World , Edited by: Whaling , F. Edinburgh : T & T Clark .
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- Snelling , John . 1987 . The Buddhist Handbook , London : Century .
- Causton , Richard . 1988 . Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism , London : Rider .
- 1987 . Buddhism and the Nichinen Shoshu Tradition , Tokyo : Nichiren Shoshu International Center .
- 1980 . The Major Writings of Nichiren Daishonin. , 4 Vols , Tokyo : Nichiren Shoshu International Center .
- Ikeda , Daisaku . 1968 . The Lasting Peace. Vols. 1–2 , Tokyo