Shimozuma Chūkō

Japanese monk

Shimozuma Nakataka (下間仲孝) (1551–1616) was a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist priest within Hongan-ji.

The comings and goings of the temple were administered by Nakataka. At the same time in which Hongan-ji Kennyo fought against Oda Nobunaga, he led the defenses in the siege of Ishiyama Hongan-ji.

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  • 下間少進抄伝(I) (Japanese)
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