The Answer to Myōkū 妙空 in the Nenbutsumugen mondōhen 念仏無間問答編

Abstract

This paper investigates the logical development of the refutation from Hokke Buddhism directed to Myōkū 妙空 in the Nenbutsumugen mondōhen 念仏無間問答編.

Scrutinizing the exchange between the two, I point out the possibility that the Nenbutsumugen mondōhen is also positioned in the history of Nichiren sect.

To elaborate on the details of the controversy in the modern age helps to clarify Nichiren’s teachings.