Agon Shu

Agon Shu

Agon Shū (阿含宗, "Agama School"?) is a Neo-Buddhist organization whose basic tenets are based on the āgama a collection of Early Buddhist scriptures, which comprise the various recensions of the Sūtra Piṭaka. The organization was founded in 1954 by Kiriyama Seiyū (* 1921) and legally recognized in 1981. It belongs to Japans new religions. Its main center is in Kyoto.