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The Buddha in Your Rearview Mirror by Woody Hochswender - King Bob - 09-10-2022
This was kind of misrepresented by the back cover blurb. It supposedly was about Buddhism in the 21st century, so I thought it was going to be kind of a sociologial thing. But no. It was mostly a biography of Nichiren, including excerpts of his letters (and one complete one) and a bit about the modern movement of his followers, Soka Gakkai.
I almost gave up when I figured out what it was about; it seemed to be mainly like an attempt to get more followers. But I kept going because I know that Herbie Hancock is a devotee, and I respect him a lot. It turned out to be fairly interesting. And I learned that they are not Pure Land Buddhists, like I thought they were. There were appendices about the practices of the sect. The main one is chanting (mostly Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, which I believe we did at the retreat we went on before DM's wedding, although I may be wrong on that).
Not recommended unless you are curious about Nichiren, although you can get the facts from Wikipedia.