Nikō

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Minbu Nikō
民部日向
Religion	Buddhism
School	Nichiren Buddhism
Sect	Nichiren-shū
Temple	Kuon-ji
Personal
Born	1253
Died	1314
Senior posting
Title	阿闍梨 (Acharya)
Religious career
Teacher	Nichiren

Minbu Nikō (民部日向, 1253–1314) was a Buddhist disciple of Nichiren. He took over Kuon-ji after Nichiren's death, and can thus be considered one of the founders of Nichiren-shū. He was also put in charge of Mount Minobu after Nikkō left in 1288.

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The Six Major Disciples of Nichiren

v t e Disciples of Nichiren

Six Senior Disciples (六老僧 rokurōsō)	Nichiji Nichirō Nikkō Nikō Nisshō Nitchō

Other disciples	Nichigen Nichiken Nichimoku

Persondata
Name	Nikō
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1253
Place of birth
Date of death	1314
Place of death

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