Nichizō (日像, 1269–1342) was one of Nichirō's nine senior disciples (not to be confused with the six senior disciples of

Nichiren was a Japanese Buddhist priest and philosopher of the Kamakura period. His teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism, a unique branch of Japanese Mahayana Buddhism based on the '' Lotus Sutra''. Nichiren declared that the '' Lotus Sutra ...

). He was responsible for giving

Nichiren Buddhism Nichiren Buddhism (), also known as ''Hokkeshū'' (, meaning ''Lotus Sect''), is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of the Kamakura period school ...

official imperial recognition in 1321. He was exiled twice while attempting to achieve this goal.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20100612233710/http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/Ryuei/HokkeShu_01.html 1269 births 1342 deaths Japanese Buddhist clergy Nichiren Buddhism Nichiren-shū Buddhist monks Buddhist clergy of the Kamakura period {{Japan-reli-bio-stub