Nichiren

noun

Ni·​chi·​ren

¦nichə̇¦ren

plural -s

: a Japanese Buddhist sect based doctrinally on the Saddharma-pundarika Sutra and noted historically for its militant nationalism

Word History

Etymology

after Nichiren †1282 Japanese religious teacher and founder of the sect

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