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Name: Shinran
Birth Date: 1173
Death Date: 1262
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Occupations: monk

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Biography of Shinran
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The Japanese Buddhist monk Shinran (1173-1262) was the founder of the True Pure Land sect, or jodo shin shu. He was the most famous disciple of Honen and was active in developing and transforming Amidist beliefs in Japan. The son of a court noble,...


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Shinran (1173–1262) Summary
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Shinran(1173–1262) Shinran, born Hino Arinori, is the foremost proponent of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism and is widely regarded as the founder of Jôdo-Shinshû, more commonly known outside of Japan as Shin Buddhism. Pure Land...
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Shinran Summary
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(1173–1262), Japanese Buddhist philosopher. Entering the monastic life as a child, Shinran served as a menial monk at the Enryakuji, a center of Tendai (in Chinese, Tiantai) Buddhist teaching near the summit of Mount Hiei, located northeast of...
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Shinran ShōNin : Buddhist Terms
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1173–1262. Founder of the Jōdo-Shin sect of Japan. A disciple of Hōnen (Jōdo sect), he carried the doc trine of salvation by faith in Amida to the extreme of one ‘calling’, of the name of Amida, being sufficient if done...
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ShōNin : Buddhist Terms
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‘A superior man.’ Title of honour used from early times for a Bst. monk of superior attainment, e.g. Hōnen Shōnin and Shinran...
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Shinran Information
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Shinran Shonin (親鸞) (May 21, 1173 – November 28, 1262)[1][2] was a Japanese Buddhist monk, who was born in Hino (now a part of Fushimi, Kyoto) at the close of the Heian Period and lived during the Kamakura Period, a time when the Shoguns lost...
 


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Buddhist-Christian Studies
Further Buddhist Christian Dialogue: A Review Article of Hee Sung Keel's Understanding Shinran: A Dialogical Approach.
01/01/2000: 10,073 words, approx. 34 pages
It was my original intention to write a review of Professor Keel's book. The exceptional quality of the book itself, however, and the issues it raises concerning Shin Buddhism call for a more detailed exploration and discussion. Therefore, this essay is a review...
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Buddhist-Christian Studies
Comparative analysis of Shinran's Shinjin and Calvin's faith.(Essays)
01/01/2004: 10,122 words, approx. 34 pages
Although in Shinran: An Introduction to His Thought, Ueda and Hirota prefer the translation of the term "shinjin" as "entrusting" over the meaning "faith," the concept of shinjin in Shinran still seems to echo some similar concepts that are reflected in the Christian...
 


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