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Nichiren
[ nich-er-uhn; Japanese nee-chee-ren ]
noun
- ZennichiZenshobo Rencho, 1222–82, Japanese Buddhist monk: founder of Nichiren Buddhism.
Nichiren
/ ˈniːtʃiːˌrɛn /
noun
- a Buddhist sect of Japan based on the teachings of the Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–82), who claimed that the Lotus Sutra contained the only way to enlightenment
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Nichiren was the founder of the Buddhist sect which bears his name.
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And I have made several friends;—at the temple of Nichiren here, I got some beautiful o fuda.
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At the Nichiren temple of Hommyji the helmet, armour, and sword of the great Captain were always preserved.
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In the Nichiren hierology, it is as though the symbolical figures in the Book of Revelation had been deified and worshipped.
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Translated into matter-of-fact Chinese, none better than Nichiren knew how to present its realism to his people.
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