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nichiren (noun) - Nichiren is the name of a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist monk and religious reformer, known for establishing the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism. The term can also refer to the religious tradition founded on his principles and beliefs
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- A Buddhist sect of Japan based on the teachings of the Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222-1282), who claimed that the Lotus Sutra contained the only way to salvation.
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Nichiren was famous for his beautiful calligraphy.
Now it means Nichiren and his followers.
Nichiren and his followers are proving this.
It was built at a place where Nichiren used to meditate.
Nichiren declared that women could attain enlightenment.
His ideas were vociferously attacked by many including Nichiren.
Welcome to a nichiren shoshu discussion meeting.
He was criticized by his contemporary Nichiren.
Nichiren considered this as his second remonstration to the government.
To have the same mind as Nichiren takes courage.
Nichiren predicted that it would occur within the year.
Those who board it are the disciples and followers of Nichiren.
Nichiren has this to remark.
The precise meaning of kaidan in Nichiren Buddhism is a point of doctrinal disagreement.
Nichiren has this to say.
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He was the only disciple who was actually older than Nichiren himself.
Nichiren buddhist temple.
According to legend the goddess Kishimojin appeared to Nichiren in the old cedar tree.
Nichiren taught that daily daimoku enables one to realise enlightenment in this life.
One legend related to the national flag is attributed to the Buddhist priest Nichiren.
Nichiren is the most perverse person in Japan.
Herein lies the matter of utmost importance for Nichiren and his followers.
Nichiren Shu published separate volumes of those writings.
How terrible are the slanders Nichiren committed in his past lives and present existences.
Nichiren Buddhism was exceptional for being militant and intolerant.
This quotation not only applies to Nichiren but also is the guide for his disciples.
Nichiren lives all alone at a place called Tsukahara.
I was raised in a house that practiced Nichiren Buddhism.
Nichiren is an inhabitant of the country of Japan.
Hokusai was a member of the Buddhist order of Nichiren.
The Nichiren creed is a declaration of war.
The temple is supposed to have been entrusted to Nichiei by Nichiren himself.
The cave where Nichiren was confined is preserved on the grounds.
It was kept for a long time in the Nichiren Temple.
Over the centuries the Nichiren schools have come to understand it differently as well.
Makiguchi refused to compromise with respect to the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin.
In Nichiren Buddhism he found a philosophy that resonated strongly with his own ideas.
Cave where Nichiren was confined.
Nichiren set a precedent for Buddhist social activism centuries before its emergence in other Buddhist schools.
It is said that with Nichiren Buddhism no prayer goes unanswered.
Nichiren has now read the entirety of the Lotus Sutra.
Temple of the Nichiren sect.
The persecutions Nichiren has faced are the result of karma formed in previous lifetimes.
These are the fundamental elements of the teachings of Nichiren Daishōnin.
Now Nichiren and those that follow him have gained entrance into this wisdom and discernment.
He fled to Kyoto where he met Nichiren and became his disciple.
Nichiren Daishonin taught that embracing the Gohonzon is itself enlightenment.
Swearing to keep the precept of Nichiren Shoshu throughout your life.
Nichiren Shoshu considers itself to be the only authentic school of Nichiren Buddhism.
Shōshinkai continues to refer to itself as the true Nichiren Shōshū.
