Nisshō
Appearance
Nisshō | |
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日昭 | |
![]() Hisho Statue, Tamawa Myoho Kageji | |
Personal | |
Born | c. 1221 |
Died | 1323 |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Nichiren Buddhism |
Sect | Nichiren-shū Hama-ha |
Organization | |
Temple | Myōhokke-ji |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Nichiren |
Nisshō (日昭, c. 1221 – 1323) was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren and the uncle of Nichirō. He was the only disciple who was actually older than Nichiren himself.
He was a Tendai priest in his youth, and after Nichiren's death he continued to claim that he was merely carrying out a reform of this sect. He founded Myōhokke-ji in 1284. His Hama-ha subsect continued to hold good relations with the Tendai sect.