Editing Nichiren Buddhism (section)

==== In culture and literature ====
Nichiren Buddhism has had a major impact on Japan's literary and cultural life. Japanese literary figure [[Takayama Chogyū]] and children's author [[Kenji Miyazawa]] praised Nichiren's teachings. A prominent researcher, [[Masaharu Anesaki]], was encouraged to study Nichiren which led to the work ''Nichiren: The Buddhist Prophet'' which introduced Nichiren to the West.<ref name=Habito1999/>{{rp|430–431}} Non-Buddhist Japanese individuals such as [[Uchimura Kanzō]] listed Nichiren as one of five historical figures who best represented Japan, while [[Tadao Yanaihara]]  described Nichiren as one of the four historical figures he most admired.<ref name=Habito1999/>{{rp|430–433}}