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Minbu Nikō
民部日向
Religion	Buddhism
School	Nichiren Buddhism
Sect	Nichiren-shū
Temple	Kuon-ji
Personal
Born	1253
Died	1314
Senior posting
Title	阿闍梨 (Acharya)
Religious career
Teacher	Nichiren

Minbu Nikō (民部日向, 1253–1314) was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren. He took over Kuon-ji after Nichiren's death, and can thus be considered one of the founders of Nichiren-shū. He was also put in charge of Mount Minobu after Nikkō left in 1288.

External links

• http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/Ryuei/SixDisciples_04.html

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