Ni·chi·ren (n  ch-r n ) Originally Zennichimaro. 1222-1282. Japanese Buddhist monk and founder of a sect of Buddhism that bears his name. He believed that the true teachings of the Buddha were found only in the Lotus Sutra. |
Nichiren [ˈniːtʃiːˌrɛn]
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(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) a Buddhist sect of Japan based on the teachings of the Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222-82), who claimed that the Lotus Sutra contained the only way to salvation
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