- The
Monshu (門主), or
keeper of the gate is a term
sometimes used in ****anese
Buddhism to
denote the head of a monastery, as in the case of Jōdo-shū and...
-
Rennyo (蓮如, 1415–1499) was the 8th
Monshu (head priest) of the Hongan-ji
Temple of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, and
descendant of
founder Shinran...
- Hongan-ji, the
Monshu, the ikkō-ikki
proved difficult to control.
During the Ōnin War, the ikki in Kaga, with the
approval of the
Monshu Rennyo, helped...
-
Religion Jōdo Shinshū
Buddhism Government Theocratic military confederacy Monshu • 1457–1499
Rennyo • 1499–1525
Jitsunyo • 1525–1554
Shonyo • 1560–1592...
- Edo-Asakusa Gobo (江戸浅草御坊),
built in
Asakusa in 1617 at the
behest of the 12th
monshu,
Junnyo Shōnin. The
temple burned during a
citywide fire in 1657, and the...
- son, Kakunyo,
became the
first chief priest of the Hongan-ji and
third monshu (spiritual leader), and
dedicated it to the
worship of Amitābha (Amida)...
- son, Kakunyo,
became the
first chief priest of the Hongan-ji and
third monshu (spiritual leader), and
dedicated it to the
worship of Amitābha (Amida)...
- (Hossu) Jōdo Shinshū 院家 (Inge) 院住 (Injū) 御前 (Onmae) 御院 (Goin) 門主 (
Monshu) 門首 (
Monshu) 法主 (Hossu)
Nichiren 上人 (Shōnin) 管長 (Kanchō) 貫首 (Kanju)
Others 尊師...
- mausoleum, a duty
later inherited by her descendants, who
ultimately became the
Monshu of Jodo Shinshu. In the word hōonkō; 'hōon'
means "return of gratitude"...
- (BCA).
Since BCA is part of Honganji-ha, the
bishop is
subordinate to the
Monshu of Honganji-ha.
Between 1899 and 1918 the
leader of
Buddhist Mission of...
