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Nichiren Shū

confederation of four of the original Nichiren Buddhist schools
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Nichiren Shū

Summary

Nichiren Shū is a school of Buddhism[1]. It draws 469 Wikipedia views per month (school_of_buddhism category, ranking #36 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nichiren Shū's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[3].
  • Nichiren Shū's founder is recorded as Nichiren[4].
  • Nichiren Shū's headquarters location is recorded as Kuon-ji Temple[5].
  • Nichiren Shū's headquarters location is recorded as Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple[6].
  • Nichiren Shū is a type of Nichiren Buddhism[7].
  • Nichiren Shū's official website is recorded as https://www.nichiren.or.jp/[8].
  • Nichiren Shū's official website is recorded as https://www.nichiren.or.jp/english/[9].
  • Nichiren Shū's official website is recorded as https://www.nichiren.or.jp/chinese-t/[10].
  • Nichiren Shū's official website is recorded as https://www.nichiren.or.jp/spanish/[11].
  • Nichiren Shū's official website is recorded as https://www.nichiren.or.jp/portuguese/[12].
  • Nichiren Shū's official website is recorded as https://www.nichiren.or.jp/indonesian/[13].
  • Nichiren Shū's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nichiren-shū[14].
  • Nichiren Shū's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日蓮宗'}[15].

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Definition and Type

Nichiren Shū's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[3]. It is a type of Nichiren Buddhism[7].

Origins

Nichiren Shū's founder is recorded as Nichiren[4].

Why It Matters

Nichiren Shū draws 469 Wikipedia views per month (school_of_buddhism category, ranking #36 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Kenji Miyazawa Nichiren Sakichi Toyoda Tanzan Ishibashi

References

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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.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of → school of Buddhism
    Headquarters location → Kuon-ji Temple, Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple
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