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...Its doctrine strongly encouraged nembutsu and preached instantaneous enlightenment in the Shingon esoteric Buddhism style, and placed great importance on secrecy. The organization consisted of "temporary dogyo" who were publicly converted Shinshu monks, and "true dogyo" who were deeply converted. The leader of the group, called Otoriage, was called Zenshi, and his assistants were Wakiyaku and Goyokuyaku. After the persecution, the Kagiya school of hidden nembutsu split into the Uwahaba and Shibuyaji schools, acting separately. ...

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…その教義は，念仏を強く督促して真言密教的な即身成仏を説くもので，極度の秘密性を重んじた。その組織には，表向き真宗僧に帰依させる〈一応の同行〉と，深く帰依した〈真の同行〉とがあり，御執揚（おとりあげ）と呼ぶ入信指導者を善師といい，その補佐役に脇役，御用役などがおかれた。鍵屋流の隠し念仏は上記の法難後，別行動をとって上幅（うわはば）派と渋谷地派に分裂した。…

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