Nichiren Buddhism — Mahāyāna Buddhism … Wikipedia
Nichiren Buddhism — /nich euhr euhn/ a doctrine of salvation based on the Lotus Sutra. [after Nichiren (1222 82), a Japanese Buddhist monk who advocated the doctrine] * * * One of the largest schools of Japanese Buddhism, founded by Nichiren. It believes that the… … Universalium
Nichiren Buddhism — /nich euhr euhn/ a doctrine of salvation based on the Lotus Sutra. [after Nichiren (1222 82), a Japanese Buddhist monk who advocated the doctrine] … Useful english dictionary
Nichiren — (日蓮) A statue of Nichiren outside Honnoji in the Teramachi District of Kyoto. School Mahayana, Nichiren Personal … Wikipedia
Buddhism in the United States of America — Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non Asians, many of whom are converts [ [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/7/story 732 1.html Beliefnet.com American… … Wikipedia
Nichiren Shu — (日蓮宗: Nichiren School ) is the oldest of the Nichiren Buddhist schools. It is a confederation of lineages that go back to Nichiren s original disciples. It is less well known internationally than Nichiren Shoshu.Nichiren Shu does not accept… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Brazil — has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist inspired cults and New Age movements.Many Japanese schools have a strong presence mainly as a result of World War II, which encouraged emigration of… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Italy — Buddhism is the third most widespread religion in Italy, after Christianity and Islam: it has about 100.000 adherents (0,2% of Italian population), although, considering the number of immigrants who adheres to the faithCaritas data] , they could… … Wikipedia
Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… … Universalium
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