Nichizō
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|native name = 日像
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|birth_date = 1269
|death_date = 1342
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|school = Nichiren Buddhism
|sect = Nichiren-shū
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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
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100612233710/http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/Ryuei/HokkeShu_01.html
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Category:Japanese Buddhist clergy
Category:Nichiren-shū Buddhist monks
Category:Buddhist clergy of Kamakura-period Japan
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