Nichirin's Three Secrets

NICHIRIN'S THREE SECRETS by PAUL O. INGRAM Tacoma, Washington U. S. A. One of the most interesting, and yet little understood figures in the history of Japanese Buddhism is Nichiren (I222-I282), the founder of a unique Buddhist tradition which bears his name (Nichiren Shu). Perhaps the most charismatic personality in the history of Japanese religions, he has been labled everything from "prophet" 1) and "true Buddha" 2) to "personal and tribal egotist" 3). However, since his teachings and personality have in our century spawned the largest, most powerfully influencial, and dynamic religious mass movement in contemporary Japanese history, the Value

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