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	Nichiren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nichiren was born in the fishing village of Kominato in the province of Awa.
		Nichiren was harassed frequently, several times with force, and often had to change dwellings; for example, he was exiled to the Izu peninsula in 1261 and nearly assassinated in November 1264.
		Nichiren goes on to state that not only did he endure traumatic and near fatal persecutions over the course of twenty-seven, but he ultimately emerged relatively unscathed physically, gained the respect of a government that had treated him like a dangerous criminal and he developed a deeply profound inner spiritual state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nichiren (3846 words)

	Nichiren Buddhism
		For Nichiren, reciting the mystic phrase 'Namu Myoho Renge Kyo' ('Hail to the Lotus Sutra') was the quintessence of Buddhist practice.
		Nichiren's teachings, though based on a sophisticated knowledge of the Buddhist scriptural tradition, are set out in the form of intriguing vernacular dialogues between a devotee of the Lotus Sutra and an unbeliever, and in letters sent by Nichiren to various disciples during his lifetime.
		All Nichiren movements focus in one way or another on the Lotus Sutra and on Nichiren himself as a bodhisattva or Buddha of the present age.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/easia/nich.html (700 words)

	Welcome to This is Toni's Place - SGI - NICHIREN DAISHONIN
		Nichiren was born in 1222 in Japan, a time rife with social conflicts and natural calamities, which took a heavy toll, particularly on the ordinary populace.
		Nichiren saw it as a vehicle for people’s empowerment in that it focused on an inner transformation based on the equality of all people--stressing that everyone can attain enlightenment and enjoy happiness while they are alive.
		Nichiren was critical of the established schools of Buddhism that relied on state patronage and merely served the interests of the powerful while encouraging passivity in the suffering masses.
	www.tonidunlap.com /nichiren.htm (460 words)

	Facts about topic: (Nichiren Buddhism) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nichiren Buddhism itself also comprises several major schools, such as Nichiren Shu (additional info and facts about Nichiren Shu) and Nichiren Shoshu (additional info and facts about Nichiren Shoshu), and many sub-schools, and it has spawned several of Japan's new religious, such as Reiyukai and Sōka Gakkai (additional info and facts about Sōka Gakkai).
		Nichiren Buddhism is generally noted for its opposition to other forms of Buddhism and an evangelical streak as evinced by some schools' practice of shakubuku, efforts to convert others by refuting their current beliefs and convincing them of the validity of Nichiren's teachings.
		Some Nichiren schools see the attempted beheading incident as marking a turning point in Nichiren's teaching, since he began to inscribe Gohonzon (additional info and facts about Gohonzon) and wrote a number of major doctrinal treatises during his subsequent three-year exile on Sado Island in the Japan Sea.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ni/nichiren_buddhism.htm (1070 words)

	Theosophy Library Online - Great Teacher Series - NICHIREN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although Nichiren's early education is unknown, he was an intense thinker who, by the age of twelve, had formulated two questions, the answers to which would dominate his life.
		In 1260 Nichiren wrote the Rissho Ankokuron (Treatise on Establishing Righteousness for the Nation's Peace), in which he claimed that Japan's misfortunes were due to the withdrawal of the protecting gods to heaven as a result of the spread of nembutsu practice.
		For Nichiren, however, the doctrine of original enlightenment means that every human being is originally enlightened, and the effort to become enlightened is not the realization of a potential, but rather a recovery of one's true nature.
	theosophy.org /tlodocs/teachers/Nichiren.htm (3241 words)

	Nichiren Daishonin
		Nichiren Shoshu also claims "At this point, according to the teachings of Nichiren Shoshu, Nichiren Daishonin relinquished his transient status as Bodhisattva Jogyo who was entrusted by Shakyamuni Buddha in the Lotus Sutra with the propagation of the Law in the Latter Day, and revealed his true identity as the original Buddha.
		Nichiren was expecially hard on Jikaku Daishi The third successor to Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), whom had embraced the Mikkyo Teachings as "equal in principle but superior in terms of practice" to those of the Lotus Sutra.
		Nichiren's formal criticisms of Esoteric teachings, in similar manner to his criticisms of Honen, focused on their disregarding and "slandering" the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, but he also emphasized the importance of relying on original sources in transmitting and learning Buddhism.
	www.geocities.com /chris_holte/Buddhism/nichiren.html (9816 words)

	SGI - Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nichiren's philosophy is rooted in the teachings of Shakyamuni (Gautama Siddartha), the historical founder of Buddhism who lived in India some 2,500 years ago.
		Nichiren strongly believed that the true aim of Buddhism is to enable people living in the real world and facing real problems to become empowered and change their lives and society for the better.
		Nichiren Buddhism is a philosophy that respects the fundamental dignity of all life and stresses the profound connection between one's own happiness and the happiness of others.
	www.sgi.org /english/Buddhism/nichiren.htm (409 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Nichiren Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist movement in the Mahayana tradition.
		Nichiren Buddhism differs from other schools of Buddhism in focusing on this world, and in its view that it is the only correct tradition.
		Nichiren Shu (or "Nichiren Faith") is the oldest Nichiren Buddhism sect.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren (253 words)

	Nichiren Buddhism - ReligionFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nichiren also taught that his time, characterized by political unrest, was the period of degeneration (or age of "latter dharma," known as mappo) that was predicted in the Lotus Sutra.
		Nichiren Daishonin (1222–1282), was a Japanese Buddhist sage who determined that the Lotus Sutra was the most important of Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings, and crystalized the essence of the sutra as the phrase "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo".
		Nichiren taught that by chanting this phrase to the "Gohonzon"—a scroll with Chinese and Sanskrit characters representing the enlightenment and life of the common mortal—anyone can activate her or his "Buddha nature" and become enlightened.
	www.religionfacts.com /buddhism/sects/nichiren.htm (1825 words)

	Nichiren-shu: Nichiren Shonin
		Nichiren Shonin, the founder of the Nichiren Shu was born on February 16, 1222 in Kominato, in what is now Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
		His grand declaration with a resounding cry of the Odaimoku took place atop the summit of a hill overlooking the wide Pacific; it was in the early morning as the sun broke through the morning haze.
		This was Nichiren Shonin's proclamation of his gospel to heaven and earth with the all-illuminating sun as his witness.
	www.nichiren-shu.org /shonin.html (698 words)

	The Illness within Nichiren Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nichiren was vocal in his criticisms of other sects, and steadfast (some would say stubborn) in his views.
		However, Nichiren was never disparaging; he certainly was unafraid of telling his opponents what the results of their actions would be in the strictest terms, but he was always respectful and does, indeed, say that all the beings of the world would eventually attain buddhahood once they began practicing the Lotus Sutra.
		Even those who would claim that Nichiren himself did not clearly follow all of these guidelines must admit that this passage would then be a clear statement that what was appropriate for Nichiren, as the founder ensuring the safe birth and continued existence of his Buddhism, is not appropriate for those who follow him.
	www.millerthought.com /stoptheslander/essay.html (3271 words)

	Who Was Nichiren
		Nichiren (1222-1282) was the Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism.
		Nichiren Daishonin, by the Nichiren Shoshu school of Buddhism.
		The revolutionary nature of Nichiren's achievement lies in the fact that he made it possible, for the first time, for all people to actually practice the highest teachings of Buddhism by providing a methodology whereby they can establish a life-condition of absolute happiness, unswayed by changing outer circumstances.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/nichiren.html (257 words)

	Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism
		Although Nichiren Daishonin appeared many centuries after Shakyamuni passed away, the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin are considered to be the Buddhism of the True Cause, while Shakyamuni's teachings are regarded as the Buddhism of the True Effect.
		Nichiren Daishonin, on the other hand, was born into a poor family, trained as a common priest, and had only the unembellished merits of his teachings to convince others of their truth.
		Nichiren of the eternally living in the three existences is the original True Buddha of the stage of the immediate recognition of the truth, who leads all mankind to the unsurpassed Way of Buddhahood.
	www.nichirenshoshumyoshinji.org /Introduction/Introduction.htm (6491 words)

	NICHIREN
		Nichiren was born in Japan on the 16th February 1222.
		What he preached in that first sermon amounted to a rejection of all the existing sects in Japan and a declaration that Nam Myoho Renge Kyo was the teaching valid for the latter day that would enable anyone to achieve enlightenment in their present lifetime.
		Seeing the great courage and determination of his disciples, Nichiren decided that the time was right to inscribe the Dai-Gohonzon, the true object of worship to enable all people to obtain Buddhahood, which would be protected by his disciples and passed down the centuries for future generations.
	www.guernsey.net /~moorman/NICHIREN.html (567 words)

	What is the Buddhism of Nichiren
		The practice of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is to recite Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and part of the second "Hoben" and the entire sixteenth "Juryo" chapters of the Lotus Sutra in front of the Gohonzon.
		Nichiren Daishonin was persecuted throughout his life by the Japanese government and by religious powers who considered his revolutionary teachings a grave threat to their continued authority.
		Until the 1930s the followers of Nichiren known as the Hokkeko were a relatively small group of lay believers, led by the priesthood of the Fuji School (Nichiren Shoshu).
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/bofnd.html (754 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Nichiren Shoshu
		Nichiren Shoshu was founded by Nikko Shonin, Nichiren Daishonin's successor, as he erected a temple near Mount Fuji in 1290.
		Each Nichiren Shoshu temple in any country and location is filled with the Three Treasures of True Buddhism, which are the Buddha, the Law, and the Priesthood, and centers around Gohonzon, which is passed down through generations from Nichiren Daishonin to practice and propagate Nichiren Daishonin's teachings correctly as it is their mission.
		Nichiren Shoshu doctrine defines certain concepts as necessary to achieve the "true world." Unity between the laity, who correctly practice Buddhist Law explained by Nichiren Daishonin, and the priesthood, who correctly protect and spread the True Law of Nichiren Daishonin is of utmost importance.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/nichiren.html (6882 words)

	Nichiren Buddhism
		There are at present two primary streams of Nichiren Buddhism reflecting an ancient split within Nichiren Buddhism that occured when Nikko Shonin split with the other five priests, and there are hundreds of schools, with many of the temples either independent or in loose association with one another.
		Early on Nichiren monks felt a need to interact with Tendai Monks and those interractions were so extensive, interlocking and two way, that they influenced Nichiren doctrines, with the result that ideas such as "Original enlightenment" were adopted by some schools and rejected by others.
		Nichiren Shoshu pioneered by the Sokagakkai under first Josei Toda and then the Charismatic leader Ikeda, became the largest single organization in Japan and also established beachheads in the rest of the world.
	www.geocities.com /chris_holte/Buddhism/IssuesInBuddhism/nichirenism.html (5430 words)

	Welcome to Soka Spirit Website! :: Nichiren Shoshu, Nikken Shonin, Nikken Abe, Nichiren, Temple Issue, Hokkeko, ...
		Nichiren, the 13th century Buddhist reformer, taught a simple and accessible, yet powerfully effective, form of practice.
		After all, educating people about Nichiren Shoshu's true intent is synonymous with the Soka Gakkai spirit to counter selflessly any forces that threaten this Buddhism and to make sure that we protect the Law for the people, for the future, based on the example set for us by the Nichiren Daishonin.
		Because Nichiren Shoshu's current high priest Nikken Shonin has trampled on this far-reaching compassion of the Nichiren Daishonin, cutting off access to the Dai-Gohonzon, he is arrogantly treating the Gohonzon as his personal possession.
	www.sokaspirit.org (815 words)

	Nichiren -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The indigenous Japanese Nichiren school is related both to the Lotus Sutra and Pure Land schools, for it, too, is centred on the “Lotus of the True Law” and also emphasizes fervent faith and the repetition of a key phrase.
		In the spring of 1253, Nichiren returned to Kiyosumi-dera, where he proclaimed his faith before his old master and his fellow monks, adding that all other forms of Buddhism were to be banished, for they were false and were misleading the people.
		The death penalty was commuted at the last moment, and instead of being executed Nichiren was exiled to the island of Sado, in the Sea of Japan, where in 1272 he wrote his systematic work...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276088 (545 words)

	Nichiren on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Of humble birth, Nichiren (whose given name was Zennichimaro) early became a monk, and traveled to many temples in search of true Buddhism.
		He condemned Zen Buddhism for stressing extrascriptural transmission, Pure Land Buddhism for devaluing the present lifetime, and civil authorities for supporting “false religions.”; His uncompromising evangelism led to several periods in exile as well as great mass appeal, which continues to this day (see Soka Gakkai).
		Nichiren Shoshu Withdraws Libel Claim Against Soka Gakkai.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Nichiren.asp (364 words)

	Amazon.com: Letters of Nichiren: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nichiren's letters to his disciples have been expertly sorted and catalogued, and they tell an enigmatic story about the time in which he lived.
		Nichiren (1222-1282) was a figure of central importance in the history of Japanese Buddhism as the founder of an orthodox form of Buddhism which strictly adheres to the teachings of the Lotus Sutra.
		The letters gathered in this volume display Nichiren's conviction that the chaotic state of his country could be attributed to a failure to follow the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, which is considered to be the foremost of Shakyamuni's teachings.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0231103840?v=glance (965 words)

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