Sociological Studies about Potentiality of Japanese New Religion under Globalization

本研究对美国SGI-USA进行了为期三年的研究，初步得出以下结论：美国SGI-USA是在全球化的主要国家美国被最广泛接受的日本新宗教。SGI最初是作为一些日本人的宗教“Senso-Hanayome”来到美国的（字面意思是“战争新娘”）”谁嫁给美国军人和移民到uidosidea.it是开始的教义传播不分国籍或种族。经过一个最初的时期，SGI-美国开始招募新成员从双胞胎在西海岸，特别是在洛杉矶，他们在反主流文化的时代寻求自己的身份。20世纪70年代，日裔美国人和嬉皮士给了SGI-USA最大的美国化推动力。通过将教义翻译成英语，增加美国人担任领导职位，并适应美国习俗，SGI在20世纪80年代和90年代逐渐转向美国化。来自各行各业的皈依者人数增加，SGI美国分会在美国的种族和社会阶层方面享有多样化的会员资格，全球化使人们处于极端的紧张状态。从救赎论角度来看，SGI基于日莲佛教的教义与基督教的克制、禁欲主义和原罪伦理相反，强调对现世的肯定救赎，这适合美国竞争激烈的社会，上升意愿强烈的地方。

The tentative outcome of this three-year, research on SGI-USA and a working hypothesis for future research are as follows.SGI-USA is the most widely accepted Japanese new religion in the leading country of globalization, the USA. SGI fist arrived in the USA as the religion of some Japanese "Senso-Hanayome (literally "war brides)" who married American servicemen and immigrated into the U.S.A. It was the beginning for the teachings to spread regardless of nationality or race.After an initial period, SGI-USA began recruiting new members from the Tyoung in the west coast, especially in Los Angeles, who were seeking their own identity in the era of the counterculture. In 1970s, both Japanese Americans and hippies gave SGI-USA its greatest forward push toward Americanization.By translating the teachings into English, increasing Americans holding leadership positions and accommodating the American custom, SGI gradually shifted toward Americanization in 1980s and 1990s.As a result, the number of converts from every walk of life has increased and SGI-USA enjoys a diverse membership in terms of ethnicity and social class in the USA, where people are in an extreme state of the tension by globalization.Soteriologically, as oppose to the Christian ethic of forbearance restraint, asceticism and the original sin, SGI's teachings based on Nichiren Buddhism emphasize this-world affirming salvation, which has suited an American competitive society, where rising intention is strong.