Chapter 9 of Soka Gakkai's official study materials on Nichiren Buddhism, sokaglobal.org, read 2026-08-16, its own account of its membership: about 3,000 members in May 1951 when Josei Toda was inaugurated as its second president and vowed to reach 750,000 households, a goal it reports reaching in December 1957.
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Citation
AuthorSoka Gakkai (global)
PublisherSoka Gakkai (global)
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://www.sokaglobal.org/resources/study-materials/buddhist-study/the-basics-of-nichiren-buddhism-for-the-new-era-of-worldwide-kosen-rufu/chapter-9.html
Source TypeOfficial denominational history
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Reliability Tier1
Tier one: the movement's own official study materials recounting its own organizational history and self-reported membership milestones, the most direct possible source for its own count even though it is not independently audited. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Josei Toda directly: "about 3,000 members in May 1951 when Josei Toda was inaugurated as its second president and vowed to reach 750,000 households, a goal it reports reaching in December 1957."
This source names Nichiren directly: "Gakkai's official study materials on Nichiren Buddhism, sokaglobal.org, read 2026-08-16, its own account of its membership: about 3,000 members in May 1951 when Josei Toda was inaugurated as its..."
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- Denominations, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
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