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Hōnen (法然, May 13 (April 7), 1133 –
February 29, 1212), also
known as Genkū, was the
founding figure of the Jōdo-shū (浄土宗, "Pure Land School"), the first...
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Aichi Prefecture, ****an.
Hōnen means prosperous year in ****anese,
implying a rich harvest,
while a
matsuri is a festival. The
Hōnen festival and ceremony...
- was pardoned, but by 1212,
Hōnen had died in Kyoto.
Shinran never saw
Hōnen following their exile. In the year of
Hōnen's death,
Shinran set out for the...
- of the Old
Norse name
slightly predating Adam of Bremen's Winland. The
Hønen Runestone was
discovered in Norderhov, Norway,
shortly before 1817, but...
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Heian Period and
lived during the
Kamakura Period.
Shinran was a
pupil of
Hōnen and the
founder of what
ultimately became the Jōdo Shinshū sect of ****anese...
- Pure Land
Buddhism derived from the
teachings of the
Kamakura era monk
Hōnen (1133–1212). The
school is
traditionally considered as
having been established...
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Hōnen-in (法然院) is a
Buddhist temple located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto,
western ****an.
Honen-in is a single-estate
temple located in Shika****a, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto...
- The
Hōnen Shōnin 25
Sacred Sites Pilgrimage (****anese: 法然上人二十五霊場, Hepburn:
Honen Shonin Nijugo Reijo) is a
circuit pilgrimage to 25
temples related to...
- the main
Chinzei branch of the Jōdo-shū sect of ****anese Buddhism,
after Hōnen. In Jodo Shu Buddhism, he is
often called by
adherents as Shōkō Shōnin (聖光上人)...
- was also
instrumental in
shaping later ****anese Pure Land
figures such as
Hōnen and Shinran. As such, Genshin's
influence continues to
resonate within modern...
