Nichijū

Buddhist monk
Nichijū
日什
Personal
Born1314
Died1392
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolNichiren Buddhism
SectNichiren-shū
Nichijū-ha (Kempon Hokke)
Senior posting
TeacherNichijin

Nichijū (日什) (1314–1392) was an early Nichiren Buddhist who founded the Nichijū-ha subsect, the origin of Kempon Hokke. He was converted from Tendai Buddhism by Nichijin in 1379, at the age of 65.

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