Nichizō

Nichizō
日像
Religion	Buddhism
School	Nichiren Buddhism
Sect	Nichiren-shū
Temple	Myoken-ji (妙顕寺)
Personal
Born	1269
Died	1342
Religious career
Teacher	Nichirō

Nichizō (日像, 1269–1342) was one of Nichirō's nine senior disciples (not to be confused with the six senior disciples of Nichiren). He was responsible for giving Nichiren Buddhism official imperial recognition in 1321. He was exiled twice while attempting to achieve this goal.

External links

• http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/Ryuei/HokkeShu_01.html

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