Nichizō

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Nichizō
日像
Personal life
Born1269
Died1342
Religious life
Religion Buddhism
TempleMyoken-ji (妙顕寺)
School Nichiren Buddhism
Sect Nichiren-shū
Senior posting
Teacher Nichirō

Nichizō (日像, 1269–1342) was one of Nichirō's nine senior disciples (not to be confused with the six senior disciples of Nichiren). He was responsible for giving Nichiren Buddhism official imperial recognition in 1321. He was exiled twice while attempting to achieve this goal.