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In comparing the Sohei and Ikko-Ikki, it is probably helpful to think of the Sohei as a militant religious order (such as the Knights Of St John) and the Ikko-Ikki as a community bound together by a common religious belief (like Puritan or Quaker communities).
In comparing the Sohei and Ikko-Ikki, it is probably helpful to think of the Sohei as a militant religious order (such as the Knights Of St John) and the Ikko-Ikki as a community bound together by a common religious belief (like Puritan or Quaker communities).
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==References==
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*Mizuno Kogen ''Basic Buddhist Concepts'' Tokyo:Kosei Publishing Co, 1998
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*Pauling, Chris ''Introducing Buddhism'' New York:Barnes & Noble Books, 2001
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*Snelling, John ''The Buddhist Handbook'' New York:Barnes & Noble Books, 1998
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