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Hōnen

2,329 words, approx. 8 pages

HŌnen HŌNEN (1133–1212), more fully Hōnen Shōnin Genkū, was a Japanese Buddhist priest and reformer, and the founder of the Jōdoshū sect of Japa... Read more

Honen

246 words, approx. 1 pages

Honen (1133–1212), founder of Jodo (Japanese Pure Land) Buddhism. Honen initially studied the doctrines of the Tendai sect at Enryakuji temple on Mount Hiei near Kyoto. Dissatisfied with the po... Read more

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Honen

383 words, approx. 2 pages

The Japanese Buddhist monk Honen (1133-1212) is considered the real founder of Japanese Amidism in the form of the Pure Land sect, or Jodoshu.Honen was the son of an official of Mimasaka Province whos... Read more