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Japanese NRMs, compared to Tibetan or Hindu movements, have secured only a modest place in France's NRM scene over the past 20 years. Most (but not all) come from the Buddhist tradition, but they have all held in common a lay form of organization either since their origin (as in the case of Reiyûkai), or since their transplantation outside Japan (AZI and Sôka Gakkai). The rejection of clerical mediation does not necessarily entail a disenchantment with the world. Nevertheless, some of the movements display a trend toward a radical psychologization of religion. The recent evolution of the Reiyûkai group in France provides an illustration of this desire to deviate from the kingdom of the holy, whereas a cult like Sôka Gakkai keeps itself firmly anchored in a classical conception of sacred. On the whole, although they do not all emphasize equally the concept of faith, most of the Japanese NRMs can be seen as having developed a subjective relationship to belief which is in tune with the dominant ethos of western society.

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