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| − | The founder of the [[No Alms Accepting or Giving]] [[(Fuju Fuse) school]], a branch of the [[Nichiren school]] in [[Japan]]. A native of {{Wiki|Kyoto}}, he became the head of Myokaku-ji, a local [[temple]] of the [[Nichiren school]] in 1592. When [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], the [[ruler]] of the country, held a [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|ceremony}} in 1595, {{Wiki|priests}} of the [[Nichiren school]] attended along with {{Wiki|priests}} of other schools. | + | The founder of the [[No Alms Accepting or Giving]] [[(Fuju Fuse) school]], a branch of the [[Nichiren school]] in [[Japan]]. A native of {{Wiki|Kyoto}}, he became the head of [[Myokaku-ji]], a local [[temple]] of the [[Nichiren school]] in 1592. When [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], the [[ruler]] of the country, held a [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|ceremony}} in 1595, {{Wiki|priests}} of the [[Nichiren school]] attended along with {{Wiki|priests}} of other schools. [[Nichio]] refused to attend the {{Wiki|ceremony}}, however, asserting that a follower of [[Nichiren]] should neither accept [[alms]] from nonbelievers, even the [[ruler]], nor give [[alms]] to them. His [[doctrinal]] stand having been rejected by other {{Wiki|priests}} of the [[Nichiren school]], he left the [[temple]] and secluded himself in the countryside. In 1599 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], who later founded the {{Wiki|shogunate}} in [[Edo]] (now {{Wiki|Tokyo}}), summoned him to [[debate]] with {{Wiki|priests}} of the [[Nichiren school]], whose [[views]] were opposed to his. Because [[Nichio]] persisted in his [[assertion]], challenging the [[idea]] of the [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] supremacy of {{Wiki|secular}} power, in 1600 he was exiled to the island of Tsushima. In 1612, however, he was pardoned and returned to [[Myokaku-ji]] in {{Wiki|Kyoto}}. His position instigated a {{Wiki|schism}} in the [[Nichiren school]] with regard to the precedence of [[religious]] {{Wiki|tenets}} over {{Wiki|secular}} authority. |
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Nichio
日奥 (1565–1630)
The founder of the No Alms Accepting or Giving (Fuju Fuse) school, a branch of the Nichiren school in Japan. A native of Kyoto, he became the head of Myokaku-ji, a local temple of the Nichiren school in 1592. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ruler of the country, held a Buddhist ceremony in 1595, priests of the Nichiren school attended along with priests of other schools. Nichio refused to attend the ceremony, however, asserting that a follower of Nichiren should neither accept alms from nonbelievers, even the ruler, nor give alms to them. His doctrinal stand having been rejected by other priests of the Nichiren school, he left the temple and secluded himself in the countryside. In 1599 Tokugawa Ieyasu, who later founded the shogunate in Edo (now Tokyo), summoned him to debate with priests of the Nichiren school, whose views were opposed to his. Because Nichio persisted in his assertion, challenging the idea of the ultimate supremacy of secular power, in 1600 he was exiled to the island of Tsushima. In 1612, however, he was pardoned and returned to Myokaku-ji in Kyoto. His position instigated a schism in the Nichiren school with regard to the precedence of religious tenets over secular authority.
