Nichiken

Title| 阿闍梨 (Acharya)
Personal
Born| 1243 in Suruga Province[1]
Died| 1338
Religion| Buddhism
School| Nichiren Buddhism
Senior posting
Teacher| Nichiren

Awaji Nichiken (淡路日賢, 1243–1338) was a disciple of Nichiren who studied under Nichigen and founded Honjoji (本成寺) in Sanjō, Niigata in 1309. He was granted mandala 52 of the Nichiren Shonin Gohonzon Catalogue.[2]

He is not to be confused with another Nichiken, born 1393, whose birth name was Daisuke Gakutō (学頭大輔).[3]

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1. ^ Kotobank
2. ^ 日蓮聖人御本尊集
3. ^ 日蓮宗教学史

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Disciples of Nichiren

Six Senior Disciples (六老僧 rokurōsō)|

* Nichiji
* Nichirō
* Nikkō
* Nikō
* Nisshō
* Nitchō

Other disciples|

* Nichigen
* Nichiken
* Nichimoku

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