Nichiren Shōshū
Buddhist Traditions Religious tradition
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Nichiren Shōshū is cataloged as a Religious tradition within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Japan” and its period or origin is “Modern denomination formalized in the 19th–20th centuries with earlier Fuji lineages.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Nichiren Buddhism.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Nichiren Shōshū; Nichiren Shoshu; Fuji school; Head Temple Taisekiji tradition
- Parent tradition
- Nichiren Buddhism
- Public geographic context
- Japan
- Period / origin
- Modern denomination formalized in the 19th–20th centuries with earlier Fuji lineages
- Living / historical status
- Living Buddhist denomination
- Access / protocol
- Initiatory
- Evidence status
- Related-entry source
Geography
CandidateJapan
This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Nichiren Shōshū. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1269. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1269
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