Nichijū

Nichijū
日什
Religion Buddhism
School Nichiren Buddhism
Sect Nichiren-shū
Nichijū-ha (Kempon Hokke)
Personal
Born 1314
Died 1392
Religious career
Teacher Nichijin

Nichijū (日什) (1314–1392) was an early Nichiren Buddhist who founded the Nichijū-ha subsect, the origin of Kempon Hokke. He was converted from Tendai Buddhism by Nichijin in 1379, at the age of 65.



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