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1. Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)
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2. Sōka Gakkaiis a lay Buddhist movement within Nichiren Buddhism. Founded by educator Tsunesaburō Makiguchi in 1930, the organization was suppressed during World War II for its opposition to government-supported State Shintō. Makiguchi, Jōsei Toda, and other top Sōka Gakkai leaders were arrested in 1943 and charged as "thought criminals". In November 1944, Makiguchi died in prison of malnutrition at the age of 73. Toda was released in July 1945.
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