Question 1: Nichiren Buddhism (日蓮系諸宗派: Nichiren-kei sho
shūha) is a branch of Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th
century Japanese monk________ (1222–1282).
Question 2: It is also noted for positioning itself in opposition to
other forms of Japanese Buddhism—in particular the Zen, ________, esoteric, Shingon,
and Ritsu schools, which Nichiren saw as
deviating from the orthodoxy of Mahayana Buddhism.