This list is an overall diagram that illustrates the lineages of the major Nichiren Buddhist schools, derived from the major disciples of Nichiren Daishonin. The list does not include the "new religions" and lay organizations also based on Nichiren Buddhism, only the tradtional religious schools. Most schools mentioned here are part of Nichiren Shu. The name of the school derived from the name of each disciple has been put into brackets [ ]. The name of the temple founded by a particular disciple of priest has been put into parenthesis. For example, in the case of the first linege of Nissho, "Hamada, Myohokeji," Myohokeji is the name of the temple founded, and Hamada is the area in which the temple is located.

The principle and other major disciplesfrom the area, have been emphasized in bold lettering.

If not otherwise menioend or note, the lineage or school is today part of Nichiren Shu.

Nichiren Daishonin

+--Nissho (Nissho school) -----------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Hamada, Myohokeji; Murata, Myohoji)

| +-- Nichiyu (Hamada lineage) --------[Nichiren Shu] (Hamada, Myohokeji)

| +-- Nissei (Murata lineage)---------- [Nichiren Shu] (Murata, Myohoji)

+-- Nichiro (Nichiro school) ---------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Hikigayatsu, Myohonji; Ikegami, Honmonji)

| +-- Nichizo (Shijo school) --------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Kyoto, Myokenji)

| | +-- Nichijitsu -----------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Kyoto, Myokakuji)

| | | +-- Nichien -----------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Kyoto, Honkakuji)

| | | | +-- Nichi'o ( Fujufuse school)

| | | | | +-- Nichiju (Myokakuji lineage) ---------- [Nichiren Shu Fuju Fuse-ha] (Okayama, Myokakuji)

| | | | | +-- Nisshu (Honkakuji lineage) ---------- [Nichiren Komonshu] (Okayama, Honkakuji)

| | | +-- Nissei

| | | | +-- Getsumei

| | | | | +-- Nisshin (Honryuji school) ------------------- [Hokkeshu Shinmon-lineage] (Founder: Kyoto, Honryuji)

| | | | | +-- Nichijitsu [Nichiren Shu] (Fondatore: Kyoto, Ryuhonji)

| | | | +-- Nikkei

| | | | | +-- Nichi'o ---------------------------------------- [Honmon Hokkeshu] (Founder: Kyoto, Myorenji)

| | | | +-- Nichiryu (Nichiryu lineage, Happon Sect) ---------- [Hokkeshu Honmon-ryu] (Founder: Kyoto, Honnoji)

| | | | | +-- Nissen (Nissen lineage) ----------------------- [Honmon Butsuryu-shu] (Founder: Kyoto, Yuseiji)

| +-- Nichirin (Ryozan lineage)

| +-- Nichizen

| +-- Nichiden (Hondoji lineage) ---------- [Nichiren Shu] (Hiraga, Hondoji)

| +-- Nippan -------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Fukuchiyama, Joshoji)

| +-- Nichi'in ------------------------------ [Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Echigo, Honseiji; Kyoto, Honkokuji)

| | +-- Nissei (Rokujo school, Honkokuji lineage) [Nichiren Shu] (Kyoto, Honkokuji)

| | | +-- Nichijaku [Nichiren Shu] (Kamakura, Myohoji)

| | | +-- Nichiden

| | | | +-- Nisshu ------ [Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Honmanji)

| | | | +-- Nicho -------- [Nichiren Shu] (Nirayama, Honryuji)

| | | +-- Nitchin (Fondatore: Kyoto, Honzenji)

| | | | +-- Nichizon (Honseiji lineage) -----[Hokkeshu Jinmon-ryu]

| | | | +-- Nitto (Honzenji lineage) -----[Hokkeshu Jinmon-lineage]

| +-- Nichigyo ----------------------------- [Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Kyoto, Daimyoji)

| +-- Rokei -------------------------------- [Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Nakanobu, Horenji)

+-- Nikko (Nikko, Fuji schools) (Founder: Fuji, Taiseikiji; Omosu, Honmonji)

| +-- Nichimoku (Taisekiji lineage)

| | +-- Nichido --------------------------------- [Nichiren Shoshu] (Fuji, Taisekiji)

| | +-- Nichigo [Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Hota, Myohonji; Koizumi, Kuonji);

(Hota, Myohonji) ----------------- [Indipendent temple]

(Koizumi, Kuonji) ---------------- [Nichiren Shu]

| | | +-- Nichijaku (Founder: Niko, Josenji)

| +-- Nikke -------------------------------------[Nichiren Honshu] (Founder: Sanuki, Honmonji; Kyoto Shimojo, Myorenji)

| +-- Nichizon (Nichizon lineage) ---------------[Nichiren Honshu] (Founder: Aizu, Jitsujoji; Kyoto, Jogyoin)

| | +-- Nisshin (Founder: Kyoto, Yoboji) ------------- [Nichiren Honshu] (Kyoto, Yoboji)

| +-- Nichidai (Nishiyama, Honmonji) ------------[Honmon Shoshu]

| +-- Nichimyo ----------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Omosu, Honmonji)

| +-- Nitto ---------------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Scholastic Adminsitrator of the Omosu Seminary, Honmonji)

| +-- Nichiman ----------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Sado Island, Abutsu, Myosenji)

+--Niko (Minobu, Mobara schools) (Founder: Mobara, Myokoji)

| +-- Nisshin (Minobu school)

| | +--Nichide ----------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Fondatore: Mishima, Honkakuji; Kamakura, Honkakuji)

| | | +-- Nichi'i -------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Kyoto, Myodenji)

| +-- Nisshu (Mobara school)

+-- Nitcho -----------------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (departs Mama, Guhoji and enters the Omosu Seminary)

+-- Nichiji (Matsuno lineage) ---------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Matsuno, Ren'eiji; and overseas propagation)

+-- Nichijo (Toki Jonin) (Nakayama school) -------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Jakunomiya, Hokkeji; Nakayama, Honmyoji)

| +-- Nisshin [Nichiren Shu] (Kyoto, Honpoji)

| +-- Nichiju (Nichiju school) ----------------------[Kempon Hokkeshu] (Founder: Kyoto, Myomanji)

+-- Nippo ------------------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Okamiya, Kochoji; Kyusoku, Ryushoji)

+-- Nichii ------------------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Ikeda, Honkakuji)

+-- Nichigen --------------------------------------- [Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Soshigaya, Homyoji; Himonya, Hokkeji)

+-- Nichiben ---------------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Jusu, Jusanji; Mine, Homyokoji)

+-- Tenmoku ---------------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Shimoya Sano, Myokenji; Shinagawa, Honkoji)

+-- Nissei -------------------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Sado, Myoshoji)

+-- Nikke -------------------------------------------[Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Kominato, Tanjoji)

+-- Nippo ------------------------------------------ [Nichiren Shu] (Founder: Kazusa, Myokakuji)