Nichiren Shōshū
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Nichiren Shōshū is a branch of Nichiren Buddhism based on the traditionalist teachings of the 13th century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren, claiming him as its founder through his senior disciple Ni
Taiseki-ji Head Temple, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Portrait of Nichiren Daishonin by Japanese artisan Kano Tsunenobu (1636–1713), now preserved at Nichiren Shoshu Honmonji Temple in Mitoyo, Kagawa prefecture. Measuring approximately 40 inches by 22 inches on silk, Edo period.
The current High Priest of the sect, Nichinyo Shonin, during a lecture after the Ushitora Gongyo in 2007.
Nichiren
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Nichiren was a Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period. His teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism, a unique branch of Japanese Mahayana Buddhism based on the Lotus Sutra.
Nichiren Shōshū
…The Orthodox School of Nichiren) is a branch of Nichiren Buddhism based on the traditionalist teachings of the 13th century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282), claiming him as its founder through his senior disciple Nikko Shonin (1246–1333), the founder of Head Temple Taiseki-ji, near Mount Fuji…
Portrait from Kuon-ji Temple in Mount Minobu, Yamanashi prefecture, 15th century
The banishment of Nichiren in 1261. The disciple Nichirō wished to follow but was forbidden to do so. Tourist postcard artwork, circa 1920s.
Tojo no Saemon Attacks Nichiren at Komatsubara