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Ni⋅chi⋅ren

[nich-er-uhn; Japn. nee-chee-ren]
–noun
(Zennichi; Zenshobo Rencho), 1222–82, Japanese Buddhist monk: founder of Nichiren Buddhism.
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Ni·chi·ren   (nē'chē-rěn')   
Japanese Buddhist monk and founder of a sect of Buddhism that bears his name. He believed that the true teachings of the Buddha were found only in the Lotus Sutra.
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