Nikkō
Japanese Buddhist monk · Japan · On the map · Lived 1246 to 1333 · aged 86
Nikkō Shōnin , Buddhist name Hawaki-bō Byakuren Ajari Nikkō (伯耆房白蓮阿闍梨日興), was one of the six senior disciples of Nichiren and was the former Chief Priest of Kuon-ji temple in Mount Minobu, Japan.
Nikkō is read about 46 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
The Seppo Ishi, a boulder where Nikkō is said to have once preached at the Taisekiji Temple
An image of Hagiri Sanenaga, patron of Shinto, enshrined at Minenyama Kuonji temple.
The Stupa and grave of Nikko, located in Kitayama Honmonji of the Nichiren Shu sect, in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The Kuon-Ji Temple of Mount Minobu, in Yamanashi Prefecture, where Nikkō formerly administered as its chief priest.About this person
Various Nichiren sects in Japan claim to have been founded by Nikkō, the most prominent being Nichiren Shōshū and some lineages within Nichiren Shū.
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Japan
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1246 to 1333 · aged 86