Nichiren

Nichiren

male, deceased (1282)
13th century, Religious leader, Buddhist, Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist monk, Zeshō-bō Renchō…JapaneseBuddhism, Japanese Buddhist, Japanese
Nichiren (日蓮) (February 16, 1222 - October 13, 1282), born Zennichimaro (善日麿), later Zeshō-bō Renchō (是聖房蓮長), and finally Nichiren (日蓮), was a Bu...
Shinran

Shinran

male, deceased (1262)
Religious leader, kyoto, shogun, Japanese Buddhist monk, kamakura period, heian period…Japanese, JapaneseBuddhism
Shinran(親鸞) (1173-1263) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, who was born in Hino (now a part of Fushimi, Kyoto) at the close of the Heian Period and live...

Steven Heine

male
Florida International University, Journal of Asian Studies, Japanese culture, Buddhism in Japan, United States Department of Education, JapaneseBuddhism…zen buddhism
Steven Heine, Ph.D., is a Professor of Religion and History as well as Director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Florida International...
Ryuichi Abe

Ryuichi Abe

male
Harvard University, Columbia University, Academic, Japanese, 9th century, JapaneseBuddhism
Ryuichi Abé. Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions at Harvard University. Until May 2005, he was Professor of Japanese religions a...
Saito Musashibo Benkei

Saito Musashibo Benkei

male, deceased (1189)
Warlord, Japanese warrior monk, Buddhist, kyoto, kabuki, demon…Japanese folklore, Japanese warrior, JapaneseBuddhism
Saito Musashibo Benkei, popularly called Benkei (弁慶), was a Sohei (warrior monk) who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a ma...
Yang Wenhui

Yang Wenhui

male, deceased (1911)
Qing Dynasty Buddhist, JapaneseBuddhism, taiping rebellion, anhui, Confucianism, confucian…Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist
Yang Wenhui was a Chinese lay Buddhist reformer who has been called "The Father of the Modern Buddhist Renaissance". His courtesy name was...

Nikkō

male
Religious leader, priest, Japanese Buddhist monk, nichiren buddhism, nichiren shoshu, Japanese…JapaneseBuddhism
Nikkō (日興) (1246-1333), also known as Nikkō Shōnin, is the founder of a major branch of Nichiren Buddhism that includes the present-day Nichire...