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Religion
  
Buddhism

Sect
  
Nichiren-shu

Died
  
1342

Name
  
Nichizō Nichizō

School
  
Nichiren Buddhism

Temple
  
Myoken-ji (妙顕寺)

Teacher
  
Nichiro

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.

References

Nichizō Wikipedia