Awaji Nichiken (淡路日賢, 1243–1338) 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 studied under
Nichigen and founded Honjoji (本成寺) in
Sanjō, Niigata in 1309. He was granted mandala 52 of the Nichiren Shonin
Gohonzon Catalogue.
He is not to be confused with another Nichiken, born 1393, whose birth name was .
[日蓮宗教学史]
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{{Disciples of Nichiren
1243 births
1338 deaths
Japanese Buddhist clergy
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhist monks
People from Shizuoka Prefecture