Nichijō

Nichijō Shōnin ( Japanese 日常 上人 ; * 1216 , in the province of Inaba ; † 1299 ), born in Toki Jōnin ( 富 木 常 忍 ), was about 1253 followers of Nichiren Daishōnins as a lay believer. He founded the Nakayamamon direction of Nichiren Buddhimus in the Kamakura period .

Life

As the adoptive father of Nitcho , one of Nichiren's six older students, he founded a temple dedicated to the Lotus Sutra , from which the Nakayama Hokekyōji emerged . He received many letters from Nichiren, among others. a. also "Kanjin Honzon Sho", and supported Nichiren during his exile on the island of Sado (1271–1274). After Nichiren's death, he took the Buddhist name Nichijō and became a monk. He collected all of Nichiren's available writings and letters. From this collection come u. a. today's Gosho or Goibun.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Nichiren Mandala Study Workshop (Ed.): Joshu'in Nichijo Toki Jonin . Lulu ebook, 2016, ISBN 978-1-365-63518-2 .
2. ↑ The Introduction of Nakayama Hokekyoji Temple. Retrieved October 24, 2019 (en / jp). 
3. ↑ Toki Jonin. In: Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism. Retrieved October 24, 2019 . 

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Nichijō is the family name, Shōnin the first name.