jodo ( way to the pure land
11Jodo Shinshu — nihongo|Jōdo Shinshū|浄土真宗| True Pure Land School , also known as Shin Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism. It was founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran Shonin. Today, Shin Buddhism is considered the most widely practiced… …
12Jōdo shū — Le Jōdo shū (浄土宗, Jōdo shū?, « École de la Terre pure ») est une école du bouddhisme japonais issue des enseignements du moine tendai Hōnen. Fondée en 1175, le Jōdo shū est le courant bouddhiste le plus largement pratiqué …
13Jōdo shū — ] Repetition of the nembutsu is a common feature of Jodo Shu, which derives from the Primal Vow of Amida Buddha. However, in addition to this, practitioners are encouraged to engage in auxiliary practices, such as observing the Five Precepts,… …
14Jodo Shinshu Patriarchs — The Seven Patriarchs of Jodo Shinshu were seven Buddhist monks who helped to develop Pure Land Buddhism over time. Shinran, founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, established a lineage for Pure Land Buddhist thought that traced all the way to the time …
15Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …
16Kyogyoshinsho — The nihongo|Kyōgyōshinshō|教行信証 or Teaching, Practice, Faith and Enlightenment is the magnum opus of Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Japanese Buddhist sect, Jodo Shinshu. The work was written after Shinran s exile, and is believed to have been… …
17One-Sheet Document — The One Sheet Document (一枚起請文, ichimai kishōmon?) is a document written by the founder of the Japanese Pure Land Buddhism school, Hōnen, two days before his death. The document is meant to summarize Hōnen s teachings for future generations, and… …
18Shoshinge — The Shōshinge (正信偈) or The Hymn of True Faith was written by the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, Shinran. It consists of an outline of the Pure Land teaching according to Shinran s personal interpretation. The structure is as follows:* Homage… …
19Hōnen — Infobox Buddhist biography name = Hōnen (法然) img size = 161x259 img capt = Undated portrait of Honen. Photo courtesy of [http://www.eikando.or.jp/English/honen e.htm Eikando Temple] , Japan landscape = birth name = Seishimaru other names = Genku… …
20japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
