Nichizō
Encyclopedia
Nichizō was one of Nichirō
's nine senior disciples (not to be confused with the six senior disciples of Nichiren
). He was responsible for giving Nichiren Buddhism
official imperial recognition in 1321. He was exiled twice while attempting to achieve this goal.
Nichirō
Nichirō was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren, the nephew of Nisshō.Nichirō agreed with Nisshō's defense of Nichiren as a Tendai reformer. He founded a practice hall that became part of Ikegami Honmon-ji, the site of Nichiren's death. His school is now part of Nichiren-shū.Nichirō designated nine...
's nine senior disciples (not to be confused with the six senior disciples of Nichiren
Nichiren
Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period in Japan. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra, entitled Myōhō-Renge-Kyō in Japanese, as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment and the chanting of Nam-Myōhō-Renge-Kyō as the essential practice of the teaching...
). He was responsible for giving Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japanese monk Nichiren...
official imperial recognition in 1321. He was exiled twice while attempting to achieve this goal.
External links
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