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nichiren

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
nichiren
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Buddhist sect of Japan based on the teachings of the Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222-1282), who claimed that the Lotus Sutra contained the only way to salvation.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 日蓮 (Nichiren), short for 日蓮宗 (Nichiren-shū).

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Questions

What does nichiren mean?
A Buddhist sect of Japan based on the teachings of the Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222-1282), who claimed that the Lotus Sutra contained the only way to salvation.
Where does nichiren come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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