What is "gedatsukai"

, or Nirwana Association, is a Japanese new religious movement founded in 1929. The number of adherents exceeded 200,000 in the 1990s. It is a syncretic movement, with influences drawing from traditional Shinto and Shingon Buddhist teachings. Its central deity is Gochi Nyorai ( Mahāvairocana). Gedatsu is the Japanese term for moksha or enlightenment