]> 2026-10-10T16:31:24-04:00 People/Shinran 0 en Shinran (1173–1263) lived during the late-Heian early-Kamakura period (1185–1333), a time of turmoil for Japan when the emperor was stripped of political power by the shōguns. Shinran's family had a high rank at the Imperial court in Kyoto, but given the times, many aristocratic families were sending sons off to be Buddhist monks instead of having them participate in the Imperial government. When Shinran was nine (1181), he was sent by his uncle to Mount Hiei, where he was ordained as a śrāmaṇera in the Tendai sect. Over time, Shinran became disillusioned with how Buddhism was practiced, foreseeing a decline in the potency and practicality of the teachings espoused. Shinran left his role as a dosō ("practice-hall monk") at Mount Hiei and undertook a 100-day retreat at Rokkaku-dō in Kyoto, where he had a dream on the 95th day. In this dream, Prince Shōtoku appeared to him, espousing a pathway to enlightenment through verse. Following the retreat, in 1201, Shinran left Mount Hiei to study under Hōnen for the next six years. Hōnen (1133–1212) another ex-Tendai monk, left the tradition in 1175 to found his own sect, the Jōdo-shū or "Pure Land School". From that time on, Shinran considered himself, even after exile, a devout disciple of Hōnen rather than a founder establishing his own, distinct Pure Land school. ([https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Jodo_Shinshu Source Accessed October 16, 2019]) Person People File:Shinran Wikipedia.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/images/1/11/Shinran_Wikipedia.jpg true true File:Shinran Wikipedia.jpg File:Shinran Wikipedia.jpg Shinran;Shinran false Matsuwakamaro Shinran Shinran Wikipedia.jpg Shinran Classical Japanese Authors and Ordained (Monks and Nuns) Founder of Jōdo Shinshū, or "True Pure Land School" Hōnen Classical Shinran (1173–1263) lived during the late-Heian early-Kamakura period (1185–1333), a time of turmoil for Japan when the emperor was stripped of political power by the shōguns. Shinran's family had a high rank at the Imperial court in Kyoto, but given the times, many aristocratic families were sending sons off to be Buddhist monks instead of having them participate in the Imperial government. When Shinran was nine (1181), he was sent by his uncle to Mount Hiei, where he was ordained as a śrāmaṇera in the Tendai sect. Over time, Shinran became disillusioned with how Buddhism was practiced, foreseeing a decline in the potency and practicality of the teachings espoused. Shinran left his role as a dosō ("practice-hall monk") at Mount Hiei and undertook a 100-day retreat at Rokkaku-dō in Kyoto, where he had a dream on the 95th day. In this dream, Prince Shōtoku appeared to him, espousing a pathway to enlightenment through verse. Following the retreat, in 1201, Shinran left Mount Hiei to study under Hōnen for the next six years. Hōnen (1133–1212) another ex-Tendai monk, left the tradition in 1175 to found his own sect, the Jōdo-shū or "Pure Land School". From that time on, Shinran considered himself, even after exile, a devout disciple of Hōnen rather than a founder establishing his own, distinct Pure Land school. ([https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Jodo_Shinshu Source Accessed October 16, 2019]) Shinran;;;Shinran;;; ; ; 1173 1262 2019-10-17T17:06:00Z 2458774.2125 2019-10-17T17:06:00Z 2458774.2125 true People/Shinran 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Shinran]] People/Shinran# QUERY796339dbd9963e1392c9dda15bee0f61 0 200 1 template 13 <q>[[BuNayAuthor::Shinran]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[People::Shinran||People/Shinran]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[Performer::People/Shinran]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]]</q> People/Shinran# QUERYf90a8e3064e6787060d795e69495dc83 0 200 1 template 3 [[Category:Library Items]] [[BuNayTopicTags::People/Shinran]] People/Shinran# QUERY314e83638754c76644cc09c43ebd4b43 Articles/Hope for the Hopeless (Higa 2023) 0 en Hope for the Hopeless (Higa 2023) Media/Jacqueline Stone at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium 0 en Jacqueline Stone at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium Books/Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations 0 en Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations Media/Seiji Kumagai at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium 0 en Seiji Kumagai at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium Articles/The Path of Gratitude 0 en The Path of Gratitude Media/Jacqueline Stone at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium 0 en Jacqueline Stone at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium Media/Seiji Kumagai at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium 0 en Seiji Kumagai at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium Shinran 0 en Shinran BuNayTopicTags 102 en BuNayTopicTags PeopleMentioned 102 en PeopleMentioned REDI 102 en REDI