Nichirō
{{Short description|Japanese Buddhist monk (1245–1320)}}
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|native name = 日朗
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|birth_date = 1245
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|school = Nichiren Buddhism
|sect = Nichiren-shū
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|temple = Ikegami Honmon-ji
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Nichirō (日朗, 1245–1320) was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren, the nephew of Nisshō.
File:Nichiren exiled.jpg when Nichiren is exiled in 1261; but Nichirō is forbidden to do so — Postcard artwork, circa 1920s.]]
Nichirō agreed with Nisshō's defense of Nichiren as a Tendai reformer. He founded a practice hall that became part of Ikegami Honmon-ji, the site of Nichiren's death. His school is now part of Nichiren-shū.
Nichirō designated nine senior disciples. Among them were Nichizō and Nichiin.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080518004113/http://www.nichirenscoffeehouse.net/Ryuei/SixDisciples_02.html The Six Major Disciples of Nichiren]
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Category:Japanese Buddhist clergy
Category:Nichiren-shū Buddhist monks
Category:Buddhist clergy of Kamakura-period Japan
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