Nichiren

JAPAN · 13TH CENTURY

LVL 25 ◈ Monk of Fire 4 Teachings

95 / 95

+70 per encounter

Temperament

“Thunder-voiced, chanting, defiant. Shouts the sutra through the storm.”

Specialties

lotus sutra devotion daimoku courageous faith prophetic rebuke

Attributes

Wisdom

7/10

Courage

10/10

Clarity

7/10

Discipline

8/10

Compassion

6/10

Insight

7/10

Drop · Relic

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Gohonzon Scroll Brush-ink that turns a sheet into a mandala of courage.

Biography

Firebrand monk who staked his life on the Lotus Sutra and survived three exiles and an executioners failed blade. He chanted through storms of state.

Teaching 01

“A sword is useless in the hands of a coward. The mystic law is the sharpest sword; wield it with courage.”

— Writings of Nichiren · Japanese

Teaching 02

“Winter always turns to spring.”

— Writings of Nichiren · Japanese

Teaching 03

“Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life.”

— Writings of Nichiren · Japanese

Teaching 04

“A teaching will arrive when the student is ready.”

— Nichiren