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Nisshin was from the generation of Nichiren disciples that had no direct connection with the founder or those who did. Only his teacher Nichiei was a disciple of someone who knew a person who actually met Nichiren. He was thus detached from any sort of direct relationship, yet in the XV century the presence of Nichiren was still very tangible. As other charismatic leaders in the Muromachi period, such as Sh¿jin'in Nichiry¿ and Genmy¿'in Nichij...

This book aims to present two important works in history of the Nichiren mandala research produced at the dawn of Japan's modern era. Without these two works, Yamanaka Kihachi and Kataoka Zuiki may not have been inspired to produce the Nichirendaish¿nin Goshinseki: Gohonzonsh¿ collection which remains an important reference catalogue even today. The My¿sh¿sentetsu Honzonkagami is mostly based on legends and oral traditions of various temples ...

This book explores the Nichiren calligraphic mandala starting from the historical and artistic context of medieval Japan in a broader and objective framework than the purely sectarian narrative and indeed, mainly as a work of art. The author was able to directly analyze a large part of Nichiren's original extant mandalic corpus and visited all the places where they are preserved, directly interviewing the curators and experts in this field. Th...