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[[道善房]] (d. 1276) | [[道善房]] (d. 1276) | ||
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| + | A [[priest]] of [[Seicho-ji]] [[temple]] in [[Tojo Village]] of [[Awa Province]], [[Japan]], where [[Nichiren]] entered the priesthood. | ||
[[Nichiren]] studied under [[Dozen-bo]] from age twelve. | [[Nichiren]] studied under [[Dozen-bo]] from age twelve. | ||
| − | When [[Nichiren]] first declared his [[teaching]] at [[Seicho-ji]] on the twenty-eighth day of the fourth month, 1253, his refutation of the [[Nembutsu]] enraged [[Tojo Kagenobu]], the steward of the village and an ardent believer in the [[Pure Land teachings]], who ordered his arrest. | + | When [[Nichiren]] first declared his [[teaching]] at [[Seicho-ji]] on the twenty-eighth day of the fourth month, 1253, |
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| + | his refutation of the [[Nembutsu]] enraged [[Tojo Kagenobu]], the steward of the village and an ardent believer in the [[Pure Land teachings]], who ordered his arrest. | ||
| − | At that time, [[Dozen-bo]] quietly helped [[Nichiren]] escape. Nevertheless, [[Dozen-bo]] was afraid to oppose Kagenobu and for this [[reason]] could never bring himself to convert to [[Nichiren's]] teachings. | + | At that time, [[Dozen-bo]] quietly helped [[Nichiren]] escape. Nevertheless, [[Dozen-bo]] was afraid to oppose [[Kagenobu]] and for this [[reason]] could never bring himself to convert to [[Nichiren's]] teachings. |
[[Nichiren]], however, never forgot his [[teacher]]. | [[Nichiren]], however, never forgot his [[teacher]]. | ||
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In the seventh month of 1276, {{Wiki|learning}} of his [[death]], he wrote On Repaying Debts of [[Gratitude]] as an expression of his [[gratitude]] to [[Dozen-bo]], | In the seventh month of 1276, {{Wiki|learning}} of his [[death]], he wrote On Repaying Debts of [[Gratitude]] as an expression of his [[gratitude]] to [[Dozen-bo]], | ||
| − | and sent it to [[Gijo-bo]] and [[Joken-bo]] who had been his seniors when they were [[disciples]] to | + | and sent it to [[Gijo-bo]] and [[Joken-bo]] who had been his seniors when they were [[disciples]] to [[gather]] at [[Seicho-ji]]. |
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 28 February 2016
A priest of Seicho-ji temple in Tojo Village of Awa Province, Japan, where Nichiren entered the priesthood.
Nichiren studied under Dozen-bo from age twelve.
When Nichiren first declared his teaching at Seicho-ji on the twenty-eighth day of the fourth month, 1253,
his refutation of the Nembutsu enraged Tojo Kagenobu, the steward of the village and an ardent believer in the Pure Land teachings, who ordered his arrest.
At that time, Dozen-bo quietly helped Nichiren escape. Nevertheless, Dozen-bo was afraid to oppose Kagenobu and for this reason could never bring himself to convert to Nichiren's teachings.
Nichiren, however, never forgot his teacher.
In the seventh month of 1276, learning of his death, he wrote On Repaying Debts of Gratitude as an expression of his gratitude to Dozen-bo,
and sent it to Gijo-bo and Joken-bo who had been his seniors when they were disciples to gather at Seicho-ji.
