01561nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001300055653001400068653002600082653001100108653001000119653001900129653001200148100001600160245006100176300001100237490000700248520107400255022001401329       1992                            d  c1992 Nov10aBuddhism10aCharities10aHistory, 20th Century10aHumans10aJapan10aLeper Colonies10aleprosy1 aTsunawaki M00a[Minobu Jinkyo-En under the influence of Nichiren Sect].  a189-930 v613 a<p>Minobu Jinkyo Hospital was established in 1906 by Ryumyo Tsunawaki, who is a Bonze of Nichiren Sect in Minobu Jinkyo-En Leprosy Foundation, in order to extend a hand of assistance to the Hansenites. The characteristic of this hospital was to reduce the tenets of Nichiren to practice with the fervour of Buddhist. In the heart of people, either volunteer staffs or Hansenites, flocked here from various quarters, was fostered the spirit of self-restraint and/or -government under the influence of the Buddhist Sutra. The daily life of Hansenites in Jinkyo Hospital has veered round according as it is said that man is a creature of circumstances. Things are not what they used to be. And, Jinkyo-En which was a desolate waste has come to an oasis in life for the Hansenites. A small and decreasing number of inpatients are found annually and rehabilitation of cured patients back into society has been made possible, now. High aim of Bonze Tsunawaki was to establish rightful place for Hansenites, and it was fulfilled. Minobu Jinkyo Hospital was closed in 1992.</p>  a0386-3980