Nichiren

Founder of Nichiren Buddhism in Japan

6 dated entries naming Nichiren, drawn from 6 separate years between 1222 CE and 1282 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Nichiren Daishonin in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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13th century

1222February 16 – Nichiren, founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. 1282)source
1253April 28 – Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist monk, declares his intent to preach the Lotus Sutra and Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō as the true Buddhism, thus founding Nichiren Buddhism.source
1271September 12 – Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest, is arrested by a band of soldiers and nearly beheaded. This incident, known as Hosshaku Kenpon or "casting off the transient and revealing the true," is regarded as a turning point of Nichiren's teachings within the various schools, known as Nichiren Buddhism.source
1274Nichiren, Japanese priest and philosopher, enters exile on Mount Minobu. He leads a widespread movement of followers in Kantō and Sado mainly through his prolific letter-writing.source
1279October 12 – The Dai-Gohonzon, supreme object of veneration of Nichiren Shōshū Buddhism, is said to be inscribed by Nichiren Daishonin.source
1282October 13 – Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (b. 1222)source

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