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Buddhist School Membership and Temple Figures in Japan (Facts and Details)

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A Facts and Details overview page on Japanese Buddhist sects citing Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs 2021 statistics: roughly 47 million Buddhist believers of Japan's 135 million total religious adherents, broken down as Jodo (Pure Land) about 22 million, Nichiren about 11 million, Shingon about 5.5 million, Zen about 5.3 million and Tendai about 2.8 million, with temple counts including 3,700 Shingon temples and 7,000 Pure Land temples.

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Reliability Tier
3
Tier 3: a general-interest single-author compilation site; the cited government statistics agency is a strong basis, but the page itself lacks consistent sourcing for every individual figure, the same basis this atlas already applies to another Facts and Details page.
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Facts and Details (Jeffrey Hays)
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https://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat16/sub182/item587.html
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Nichiren, Denominations

This source names Nichiren directly: "as Jodo (Pure Land) about 22 million, Nichiren about 11 million, Shingon about 5.5 million, Zen about 5.3 million and Tendai about 2.8 million, with temple counts including 3,700 Shingon temples and..."

Source Buddhist School Membership and Temple Figures in Japan (Facts and Details)
Nichiren, Historical Figures

This source names Nichiren directly: "as Jodo (Pure Land) about 22 million, Nichiren about 11 million, Shingon about 5.5 million, Zen about 5.3 million and Tendai about 2.8 million, with temple counts including 3,700 Shingon temples and..."

Source Buddhist School Membership and Temple Figures in Japan (Facts and Details)
Pure Land, Denominations

This source names Pure Land directly: "adherents, broken down as Jodo (Pure Land) about 22 million, Nichiren about 11 million, Shingon about 5.5 million, Zen about 5.3 million and Tendai about 2.8 million, with temple counts including..."

Source Buddhist School Membership and Temple Figures in Japan (Facts and Details)
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Buddhist School Membership and Temple Figures in Japan (Facts and Details)
Facts and Details (Jeffrey Hays)View the Source
Claims Backed By This Source (28 claims)

This source backs 28 claims across the atlas. As facts: 21 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Denominations, 20 claims: 16 well-attested, 4 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.
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