Nichiren Buddhism

branch of Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese monk Nichiren
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Nichiren Buddhism

Summary

Nichiren Buddhism is a school of Buddhism[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of school_of_buddhism entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nichiren Buddhism's image is recorded as Nichiren statue Japan.jpg[3].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[4].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's founder is recorded as Nichiren[5].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's GND ID is recorded as 4284525-7[6].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's subclass of is recorded as Kamakura Buddhism[7].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's Commons category is recorded as Nichiren Buddhism[8].
  • +1300-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nichiren Buddhism[9].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05k5z[10].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nichiren Buddhism[11].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300263948[12].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=nichiren[13].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Nichiren-Buddhism[14].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's PhilPapers topic is recorded as nichiren-buddhism[15].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's Quora topic ID is recorded as Nichiren-Buddhism[16].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's KBpedia ID is recorded as NichirenBuddhism[17].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/cd04b98e-dcdf-4d90-b027-89974caf20f8[18].

Why It Matters

Nichiren Buddhism ranks in the top 8% of school_of_buddhism entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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