Buzen Nichigen (豊前日源, before 1263 – 1315) was a disciple of

Nichiren Nichiren (16 February 1222 – 13 October 1282) was a Japanese Buddhist priest and philosopher of the Kamakura period. Nichiren declared that the Lotus Sutra alone contains the highest truth of Buddhist teachings suited for the Third Age of B ...

who converted along with the rest of the Tendai temple Jisso-ji (實相寺) to Nichiren Buddhism in 1270. Nichiren's letter ''Jissoji gosho'' (實相寺御書, 1278) is addressed to him.御遺文目録
/ref> Later, he joined Nichiren on Mount Minobu, and founded several temples after Nichiren's death.

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{{Disciples of Nichiren 1315 deaths Japanese Buddhist clergy Nichiren Buddhism Nichiren-shū Buddhist monks Year of birth uncertain Kamakura period Buddhist clergy