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| Religion: | Buddhism |
| Minbu Nikō | |
| Native Name: | 民部日向 |
| 阿闍梨 (Acharya) | |
| Birth Date: | 1253 |
| Death Date: | 1314 |
| School: | Nichiren Buddhism |
| Sect: | Nichiren-shū |
| Temple: | Kuon-ji |
| 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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