Zennichi-maro () known as Nichiren () was born the February 16th 1222 in the village from fishermen of Kominato, in current the Préfecture of Chiba to the Japan. At the 12 years age, it enters to the Buddhist Temple Seichôji to study there under the direction of the Dosen-bo Master. Ordered monk Tendaï at the 16 years age, it takes the name of Zesho-bo Renchô. Its wish of then is to become the wisest person of Japan.

In 1239, it leaves for Kamakura the political capital the time. There remain three years there then goes in all the Buddhist sanctuaries most important of which the principal temple Enryaku-ji of the school Tendai - located on the Mont Hiei and founded by the large Master Dengyô (767-822) - but also with temples Onjoji, Kongobuji, Shitennôji, etc Studying the mass of the existing Sûtra S, he took up the idea of Zhiyi of the school Tien taï which regarded as lesson of the Buddha sakyamuni makes at various times of his preaching, the most succeeded final period or being that or he taught will sutra it lotus. By its ideas, he is the founder of the Bouddhisme Nichiren called also sometimes school of the lotus. In a text celebrates Risho Ankuko Ron, it sends remonstrances to the government, requiring of him to if need be remove by the force new the Buddhist sects amidists and Zen, persons in charge according to him of the degeneration and the calamities to the Japan.

The law (Dharma in Sanskrit) is taught according to the time and the capacities of the listeners, and Renchô estimated in this period of Mappo (degeneration of the law) which it was necessary to return to the veneration of will sutra lotus to give a teaching valid for the modern periods. It proposed the only invocatory practice of the title of the Sutra of the lotus the Daimoku " Nam myôhô renge kyô" on the model of the amidism which repeats the name of Boudha Amida inlassablement, in same time it made an object of veneration Gohonzon Mandala created on the model of the esotericism.

Died in 1282, its skin rests in the temple of Honmonji to Tokyo in the district of Ikegami, one of the oldest temple of the city. Always active place of this Buddhist and formative thought monks.

A disputed tradition allots to him one of the first parts of go played in Japan.

External bonds

1. Of the spiritual illusion to the awakening of the Buddha in this body
2. Sun Lotus, personal page on Nichiren and Soka Gakkai
3. Unit Nichiren
4. Soka Consistory of Buddhism of Nichiren
5. Nichiren Studies

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