Nichiren

Nichiren Buddhism is a form of Buddhism from Japan that emphasises repeated recitation of the mantra 'namu myoho renge kyo' ('salutation to the Lotus Sutra') for health, happiness and enlightenment

• Nichiren Buddhists believe that it is possible to attain enlightenment in a single lifetime 
• It is divided into several branches, the largest of which are Nichiren Shu, Nichiren Shoshu and Soka Gakkai International

History of Nichiren Buddhism

• Named after its founder, Nichiren Daishonin, a Japanese monk who identified himself as the incarnation of a bodhisattva whose mission it was to spread the true teachings of the Lotus…