Nichiren
1222–1282
Japanese monk who founded Nichiren Buddhism.
- Known as
- Monk
- Category
- Religious Figures
- Born
- 1222, Kominato
- Died
- 1282, Ikegami
Alive at the same time as Nichiren
- Francis of Assisi c. 1181–1226, religious leader
- Dōgen 1200–1253, monk
- Haji Bektash Veli c. 1209–c. 1271, Sufi mystic
- Saadi Shirazi c. 1210–1291, poet
- Ibn al-Nafis c. 1213–1288, physician
- Kublai Khan 1215–1294, emperor
- Roger Bacon c. 1219–c. 1292, philosopher of science
- Rabban Bar Sauma c. 1220–1294, traveler
- William of Rubruck c. 1220–c. 1293, traveler
- Baibars 1223–1277, sultan
- Thomas Aquinas 1225–1274, theologian
- Ibn Taymiyya 1263–1328, theologian
Portrait: Fg2, Public domain.
