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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 (8,140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nichiren Buddhism's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[3].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's founder is recorded as Nichiren[4].
  • Nichiren Buddhism is a type of Kamakura Buddhism[5].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's Commons category is recorded as Nichiren Buddhism[6].
  • 1300 marks the founding of Nichiren Buddhism[7].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nichiren Buddhism[8].
  • Nichiren Buddhism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=nichiren[9].

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Definition and Type

Nichiren Buddhism's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[3]. It is a type of Kamakura Buddhism[5].

Origins

Nichiren Buddhism's founder is recorded as Nichiren[4]. 1300 marks the founding of it[7].

Why It Matters

Nichiren Buddhism ranks in the top 8% of school_of_buddhism entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,140 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Herbie Hancock Katō Kiyomasa Nichiren Oda Nobunaga Orlando Bloom Sophia Mendonça

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of → school of Buddhism
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