Nichiren Buddhism

E60648

Buddhist school Mahayana Buddhist tradition

Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Nichiren Buddhism canonical	30
Nichiren Shoshu	7
Nichiren Shu	4
teachings of Nichiren	2
Nichiren Buddhists	1
Nichiren school	1
Nichiren sects	1
日蓮宗	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist school ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist tradition ⓘ
branchOf	Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
centralScripture	Lotus Sūtra ⓘ surface form: Lotus Sutra
corePractice	chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ⓘ chanting the daimoku ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
doctrine	exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra ⓘ ichinen sanzen ⓘ mappo (Latter Day of the Law) ⓘ mutual possession of the Ten Worlds ⓘ oneness of person and Law ⓘ three great secret laws ⓘ
emphasis	attaining enlightenment in this lifetime ⓘ kosen-rufu ⓘ social engagement ⓘ supremacy of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ
foundedBy	Nichiren ⓘ
geographicSpread	Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ Latin America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
goal	individual enlightenment ⓘ peace and happiness for all people ⓘ social transformation ⓘ
hasBranch	Honmon Butsuryu-shu ⓘ Kempon Hokke ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nichiren Shoshu Nichiren Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nichiren Shu Soka Gakkai ⓘ
hasConcept	Bodhisattvas of the Earth ⓘ Gohonzon ⓘ Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ⓘ kosen-rufu ⓘ shakubuku ⓘ shoju ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfOrigin	Kamakura period ⓘ
influencedBy	Lotus Sutra exegesis of Saicho tradition ⓘ Tendai Buddhism ⓘ
languageOfChant	classical Japanese pronunciation of Sino-Japanese characters ⓘ
namedAfter	Nichiren ⓘ
religiousFamily	Buddhism ⓘ
ritualObject	Gohonzon ⓘ
startTime	13th century ⓘ
teaches	every person has Buddha nature ⓘ faith, practice, and study as three essentials ⓘ
viewOnBuddha	Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra ⓘ
viewOnOtherSchools	critical of Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ critical of Zen Buddhism ⓘ critical of esoteric Buddhism ⓘ
viewOnScriptures	Lotus Sutra as ultimate teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
viewOnSociety	religion should reform unjust social and political structures ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buddhism → majorBranch → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Mahayana → includesSchool → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Nichiren Buddhism → hasBranch → Nichiren Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shu

Nichiren Buddhism → hasBranch → Nichiren Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shoshu

Soka Gakkai → tradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Soka Gakkai → separatedFrom → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shoshu

Kamakura period → religion → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Tendai Buddhism → influenced → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Japanese Buddhism → hasComponent → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Kannon → importantInSect → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

East Asian Buddhism → hasMajorSchool → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Great Vehicle → includesSchool → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

mappo (Latter Day of the Law) → centralTo → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Mappo

mappo (Latter Day of the Law) → influenced → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Mappo

this entity surface form: Nichiren sects

Gohonzon → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Gohonzon → centralRoleIn → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Gohonzon → usedBy → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Buddhists

Gohonzon → associatedWithSchool → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shoshu

Gohonzon → associatedWithSchool → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shu

shakubuku → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Bodhisattvas of the Earth → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Bodhisattvas of the Earth → veneratedIn → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shoshu

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shoshu

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shu

Kempon Hokke → tradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Honmon Butsuryu-shu → tradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra → worshippedIn → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shoshu

Nichiren → influenced → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shu

Nichiren → influenced → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren Shoshu

Lotus Sūtra → influencedTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Lotus Sūtra → coreTextOf → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nichiren school

Soka Gakkai Youth Division → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Soka Gakkai Youth Division → inspiredBy → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: teachings of Nichiren

Soka Gakkai Men’s Division → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Tsunesaburo Makiguchi → religiousAffiliation → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Daisaku Ikeda → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

SGI → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Value-Creating Society → branchOfBuddhism → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Value-Creating Society → philosophicalBasis → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: teachings of Nichiren

Seikyo Shimbun → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Soka Gakkai Women’s Division → religiousSchool → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

Daibyakurenge → religiousTradition → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

ichinen sanzen → associatedSchool → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Ichinen sanzen

ichinen sanzen → coreConceptOf → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Ichinen sanzen

天台宗 → 影響を与えた宗派 → Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: 日蓮宗