Nichiren Buddhism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branch of Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese monk Nichiren, noted for its focus on the Lotus Sutra and an attendant belief that all people have an innate Buddha-nature and are therefore inherently capable of attaining enlightenment in their current form and present lifetime.

Word forms

Nichiren Buddhism
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