was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren and the uncle of Nichirō. He was the only disciple who was actually older than Nichiren himself.
He was a Tendai priest in his youth, and after Nichiren's death he continued to claim that he was merely carrying out a reform of this sect. He founded Myōhokke-ji in 1284. His Hama-ha subsect continued to hold good relations with the Tendai sect.
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'Nichiren Daishōnin (日蓮大聖人), Nichiren Shōnin' (日蓮聖人) ou simplement, Nichiren est un moine bouddhiste japonais de l’époque de Kamakura au (né le , mort le ). Il fonde une nouvelle école du bouddhisme mahayana, le , la Nichiren Shū appelée initialement Hokke-shū (法華宗, lit. : École du Lotus) : le nom vient de la dévotion totale du bouddhisme nichirenien pour le Sūtra du Lotus comme en témoigne le mantra dont le sens premier est “Dévotion à la Loi merveilleuse du Sūtra du Lotus”.
was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren and the uncle of Nichirō. He was the only disciple who was actually older than Nichiren himself. He was a Tendai priest in his youth, and after Nichiren's death he continued to claim that he was merely carrying out a reform of this sect. He founded Myōhokke-ji in 1284. His Hama-ha subsect continued to hold good relations with the Tendai sect.