WI Ikko Ikki ecome a very relevant religion in japan

Before anyone ask, this isn't a ABS thread about "What if Japan adopted radical buddhism" or "christianity" or "confucionism", all right? All right!

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For the ones that don't know, the [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ikko-Ikki was a massive group of Buddhist fanatics, whose main goal was to topple the feudalist government that controlled Japan and spread the teachings of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Their role as a military force reached its peak when they gained control of the entire province of Kaga in 1488, a territory they managed to hold for 100 years. In 1528, the Ikko-Ikki so sure of their might decided to attack the capitol of Japan, Kyoto. The sight of their advancing army of fanatical Buddhist monks was so terrifying that to quote Dr. Turnbull “even the presence of the Hokke-Shu the townsmen army could not stop the Shogun from running away”

But they lost and got crushed, I do not found any info about modern Ikko groups in Japan, but maybe there should be some remnants in the north of Kaga province, well, the what if scenario is simple: What if the Ikko Ikki continued to be a large religious group in japan, what if even after the fall of the Ikki of Kaga they still had kept a massive amount of converts in the province, how could this have changed the history of modern japan?
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The presence of a large group of religious fanatics could be a constant thorn in the shogunates side, perhaps resulting in a less peaceful Edo period than OTl. If it gathers enough momentum with various other anti-shogunate groups converting to it, it could even set off a second Sengoku Jidai.
 
They seemed to me to be the Buddhist equivalent of radical Protestant sects of the 16th/17th centuries. I think it would be the same case with any radical religion gaining power in pre-modern times--their message would end up diluted and mutated if they are to survive and rule Japan.
 
The Ikko Ikki are not all the different from any other Buddhist sect in Japan that took up weapons, hell they engaged in diplomacy and marriages with the descendants of Renyo at the helm of them. Their base of operations was in the monastary Ishiyama Honganji in what is modern day Osaka, but they were in an area that they couldn't step on anyone's toes.
 
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