The founder of Nichiren-shu is Nichiren-shonin. The religious sect was established in 1253 A.D. The head temple of the Nichiren sect is Kuonji in Yamanashi, Japan. A teaching of Nichiren shu is that everyone attains Buddhahood in the after life. Since this founder argued with other Buddhist religious sects, he was sent to islands 2 times. His teaching was spread out among samurai in the provinces and to people involved in commerce and industry

Now, temples of Nichiren-shu are seen in other countries.

Nichiren (1222 - 1282 A.D.)

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