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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.
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Soka Gakkai ( Japanese: 創価学会, Hepburn: Sōka Gakkai,...
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Nichiren (16 February 1222 – 13 October 1282) was a Japanese...
- Soka Gakkai
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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 Buddhismthat 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 (日蓮; born as Zennichimaro (善日麿), Dharma name: Rencho - 16 February 1222 – 13 October 1282) was a Japanese Buddhist priest who lived during the Kamakura period (1185–1333) and developed the teachings that are now known as Nichiren Buddhism. [1]
