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日蓮正宗 (にちれんしょうしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日にち蓮れん正しょう宗しゅう

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Meanings

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Nichiren Shoshu

A major school of Nichiren Buddhism, distinct from Nichiren Shu and Soka Gakkai. Often encountered in religious or historical contexts.

日にち蓮れん正しょう宗しゅうは、富ふ士じ大たい石せき寺じを総そう本ほん山ざんとする

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Nichiren Shoshu is a Buddhist sect whose head temple is Taiseki-ji on Mount Fuji.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
蓮lotus
正correct, justice, righteous
宗religion, sect, denomination

Related words

日にち蓮れん宗しゅう
Nichiren Shu is another major Nichiren Buddhist sect, with different doctrines and a separate head temple (Kuon-ji).
創そう価か学がっ会かい
Soka Gakkai is a lay Buddhist organization that originally followed Nichiren Shoshu but later separated; the two are now distinct.

Etymology

The name combines 日蓮 (Nichiren, the 13th-century founder) and 正宗 (orthodox school), reflecting its claim to the true lineage of Nichiren's teachings.