Editing Nichiren Shōshū (section)

==Hokkeko==
[[File:Big 方便品第二 Accordion Book of Hokekyou or Lotus Sutra printed in Edo Era 28cm 法華経 折り本 江戸期 刊本 01.jpg|160px|thumb|The [[Lotus Sutra]] is the core basis of teachings revered by the Hokkeko sect. A Buddhist sutra book of the Chapter 2 (Skillful Methods), from the Japanese [[Edo period]].]]

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Lay believers belong to official congregations known as [[Hokkekō]] groups, designed to encourage solidarity among fellow members to study Nichiren Shoshu doctrines and plan one's ''Tozan'' pilgrimage to the head temple in Japan. Most attend services at a local temple or in private homes when no temple is nearby.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Services are usually officiated by a priest, but lay leaders sometimes fill in when no priest is available.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} When they gather, believers frequently study Nichiren Shōshū teachings, particularly the various writings of Nichiren, called ''Gosho''. A leader in a local group or district is called ''Koto'' while a widely held position on a grander scale was once called ''So-Koto'', but is now no longer used. The present ''Dai-Koto'' leader of the Hokkeko Federation is Mr. Koichiro Hoshino.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

The official symbol of Nichiren Shōshū is the crane bird (''Tsuru'') in a rounded shape ''(Tsuru-no-Maru).'' Another symbol is the eight-spoked wheel of the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] called ''Rimbo'' (''Treasure Ring'') as well as the tortoise crest for Nikko Shonin, who is considered by the school to be the sole and legitimate successor to Nichiren. The [[Three Friends of Winter]] combination crest is also present in temple altars, representing [[Nichimoku]] Shonin.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}