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Nichiren (日蓮; February 16, 1222〔 – November 21, 1282) was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan. Nichiren taught devotion to the ''Lotus Sutra'', which claims to contain Gautama Buddha's teachings towards the end of his life, as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment.〔Christopher S. Queen,Sallie B. King, Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia,State University of New York Press , ISBN 0791428435〕〔Selecting the right time, A tract by Nichiren the Budda's disciple, Kyotsu Hori (transl.); Sakashita, Jay (ed.): Writings of Nichiren Shonin, Doctrine 1, page 188, University of Hawai'i Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8248-2733-3〕〔Jack Arden Christensen, Nichiren: Leader of Buddhist Reformation in Japan, Jain Pub, page 48, ISBN 0875730868〕 Nichiren believed that this sutra contained the essence of all of Gautama Buddha's teachings related to the laws of causality, karma, and leading all people without distinction to enlightenment.〔Sainan Kōki Yurai, Kyotsu Hori (transl.); Sakashita, Jay (ed.): Writings of Nichiren Shonin, Doctrine 1, University of Hawai'i Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8248-2733-3〕〔http://www.nichiren-shu.org/Sanfrancisco/pages/study/eight.htm〕〔Richard Causton, The Buddha In Daily Life: An Introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin, p. 190, Rider , ISBN 071267456X〕〔Jacqueline Stone, "The Final Word: An Interview with Jacqueline Stone", Tricycle, Spring 2006〕〔Stone, Jaqueline (2003). Nichiren, in: Buswell, Robert E. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Buddhism vol. II, New York: Macmillan Reference Lib. ISBN 0028657187, p. 594〕〔Shuxian Liu,Robert Elliott Allinson, Harmony and Strife: Contemporary Perspectives, East & West, The Chinese University Press, ISBN 9622014127〕 This devotion to the sutra entails the chanting of ''Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō'' "homage to the ''Lotus Sutra''", a phrase referred to as the ''daimoku'', as the essential practice of the teaching.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=About.com )〕 Nichiren Buddhism includes various schools such as Honmon Butsuryū Shū, Nichiren Shōshū, the Nichiren Shū confederation of schools, and lay movements such as Risshō Kōsei Kai or Soka Gakkai, each claiming to be the only true follower of their founder, with their own interpretations of Nichiren's teachings. However, despite the differences between schools, all Nichiren sects share the fundamental practice of chanting daimoku.〔 While all Nichiren Buddhist schools regard him as a reincarnation of the ''Lotus Sutra'' http://nichiren-shu.org/NONA/comparison.pdf〕 In the 20th century, Nichirenism was a fascist movement led by Nichiren Buddhists who attempted a wave of assassinations in an attempt to further ultranationalist goals in 1932. The result is known as the League of Blood Incident. Two months after, in the May 15 Incident, Japanese naval officers, including some associated with the League of Blood, assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi. ==Life== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nichiren」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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