Nitchō
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Nitchō (日頂, 1252 – April 19, 1317), also known as Niccho or Iyo-bo, was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren who helped founding Ikegami Honmon-ji and Hongaku-ji.
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- 1422
- Died
- 1500
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Occupation
- Buddhist monk
- Religion
- Buddhism
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- date of birth
- 1252-01-01
- date of death
- 1317-01-01
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- 日頂
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Nitchō (日頂, 1252 – April 19, 1317), also known as Niccho or Iyo-bo, was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren who helped founding Ikegami Honmon-ji and Hongaku-ji.
Nitchō was the stepson of Toki Jonin. In his youth he studied Tendai Buddhism, but joined Nichiren on Jonin's recommendation, and followed him to Sado Island. He helped Nikkō found Honmon-ji.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nitchō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.