Nichiren Shōshū

Nichiren Shōshū is a Japanese Buddhist school in the Nichiren tradition, headquartered at Taiseki-ji. It teaches the supremacy of the Lotus Sutra and reveres Nichiren as the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law.

Nichiren Buddhism: A Japanese Buddhist tradition founded on Nichiren's teachings and the Lotus Sutra. Nichiren Shōshū is one lineage within this broader tradition.
Daimoku: The repeated chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in Nichiren Buddhist practice. Nichiren Shōshū makes this chant a principal form of practice.
Nikkō Shōnin: A disciple of Nichiren traditionally regarded as the founder of the Fuji school lineage. Nichiren Shōshū traces its lineage through Nikkō.
Nichiren Shū: A Japanese Buddhist school in the Nichiren tradition that recognizes multiple important writings and teachings of Nichiren. Its broader treatment of Nichiren's writings contrasts with Nichiren Shōshū's doctrinal emphasis.
Lotus Sutra: A Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents the Buddha's teaching as universal and supreme. The school treats this sutra as the highest Buddhist scripture.
Gongyō: A daily Nichiren Buddhist liturgy involving recitation of portions of the Lotus Sutra. Members recite selected sutra passages alongside daimoku.
Fuji school: A lineage of Nichiren Buddhism associated with Nikkō and temples around Mount Fuji. Nichiren Shōshū developed as the leading institution of this lineage.
Kempon Hokke: A Japanese Nichiren Buddhist school founded by Nichijū in the fifteenth century. It represents a separate lineage with a different institutional history.
Nichiren: A Japanese Buddhist monk who taught that the Lotus Sutra was the supreme Buddhist teaching. The school regards Nichiren as its founder and the Buddha of the Latter Day.
Shakubuku: A method of Buddhist propagation that challenges mistaken views to lead others toward the teaching. The school has emphasized propagation through direct persuasion.

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NichirenBroader topic: Its lineage claims show how Nichiren’s followers developed competing accounts of legitimate succession.