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*''Born: [[1250]]''

Nichiji was a follower of [[Nichiren]], and is known for his efforts to spread [[Nichiren Buddhism]] in the far north of Japan, traveling as far as [[Ezo]], and possibly the Siberian mainland.

As a young man, he accompanied Nichiren into exile on [[Sado Island]]. Known for his skill at prose and poetry, he served Nichiren for a time as his personal scribe, before leaving at age 46 to travel north, to spread the faith. He is believed to have traveled deep into [[Ainu]] territory, and may have gone as far as the Siberian mainland; there are no records indicating any knowledge of his return.

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==References==
*William Theodore de Bary, ''Sources of Japanese Tradition'', vol 1, Second Edition, Columbia University Press (2001), 294.

[[Category:Religious Figures]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]