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Nichiren Buddhism ( Japanese: 日蓮仏教 ), also known as Hokkeshū ( Japanese: 法華宗, meaning Lotus Sect ), is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of the Kamakura period schools. [1] : 239 [2] Its teachings derive from some 300–400 extant ...
Nichiren. [Metropolitan Museum of Art/Wikimedia Commons] Nichiren (1222–82), the priest who established the form of Buddhism embraced by members of the Soka Gakkai, is a unique figure in Japanese social and religious history. Within the Soka Gakkai, he is often referred to as “Daishonin,” an honorific meaning “great sage.”.
Nichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that began in medieval Japan in the 13th century and has since spread across the globe to millions of practitioners. It is named after the Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282), whose teachings remain central to the school’s institutions.
Nichiren Buddhism, school of Japanese Buddhism named after its founder, the 13th-century militant prophet and saint Nichiren. It is one of the largest schools of Japanese Buddhism. Nichiren believed that the quintessence of the Buddha’s teachings is contained in the Lotus Sutra (Sanskrit:
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Welcome to the Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhism Library. The library contains the following English translations of the essential texts of Nichiren Buddhism: The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, volumes 1 and 2 (WND-1 and WND-2), The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras (LSOC), and the Lotus Sutra commentary The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings (OTT).
Chapter 1: Nichiren Daishonin’s Life and Teachings. 1. The Life of Nichiren Daishonin. Nichiren Daishonin (1222–82) dedicated his life to propagating the Mystic Law—Nam-myoho-renge-kyo—motivated by an unwavering commitment and compassion to eradicate suffering and enable all people to reveal their innate buddhahood.
Introduction | Nichiren Buddhism Library. The two volumes of The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin include translations of most of Nichiren Daishonin gosho zenshū (The Complete Works of Nichiren Daishonin), the letters and treatises of the Japanese scholar-monk Nichiren (1222–1282). The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings is also a ...
