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A [[priest]] of the [[Pure Land]] ( [[Jodo]]) school who lived in [[Wikipedia:Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] in [[Japan]] during the thirteenth century. | A [[priest]] of the [[Pure Land]] ( [[Jodo]]) school who lived in [[Wikipedia:Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] in [[Japan]] during the thirteenth century. | ||
| − | Originally a [[Tendai]] [[priest]], he later practiced the [[Pure Land teachings]] under [[Honen's]] [[disciple]] Jokaku and studied the [[doctrine]] of one-time {{Wiki|recitation}}. | + | Originally a [[Tendai]] [[priest]], he later practiced the [[Pure Land teachings]] under [[Honen's]] [[disciple]] [[Jokaku]] and studied the [[doctrine]] of one-time {{Wiki|recitation}}. |
Later he followed [[Shoku]] of the [[Seizan]] branch of the [[Pure Land school]]. | Later he followed [[Shoku]] of the [[Seizan]] branch of the [[Pure Land school]]. | ||
| − | In 1227, when the {{Wiki|imperial court}} prohibited the practice of the [[Nembutsu]] (the {{Wiki|recitation}} of [[Amida Buddha's]] [[name]]), Sasshowas banished from {{Wiki|Kyoto}}. | + | In 1227, when the {{Wiki|imperial court}} prohibited the practice of the [[Nembutsu]] (the {{Wiki|recitation}} of [[Amida Buddha's]] [[name]]), [[Sasshowas]] banished from {{Wiki|Kyoto}}. |
He moved to [[Wikipedia:Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] and eventually founded his [[own]] school, which upheld the [[doctrine]] of [[meditation]] on [[Amida Buddha]]. The details of his teachings are unknown. | He moved to [[Wikipedia:Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] and eventually founded his [[own]] school, which upheld the [[doctrine]] of [[meditation]] on [[Amida Buddha]]. The details of his teachings are unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:50, 8 January 2016
Sassho
薩生 (n.d.)
A priest of the Pure Land ( Jodo) school who lived in Kamakura in Japan during the thirteenth century.
Originally a Tendai priest, he later practiced the Pure Land teachings under Honen's disciple Jokaku and studied the doctrine of one-time recitation.
Later he followed Shoku of the Seizan branch of the Pure Land school.
In 1227, when the imperial court prohibited the practice of the Nembutsu (the recitation of Amida Buddha's name), Sasshowas banished from Kyoto.
He moved to Kamakura and eventually founded his own school, which upheld the doctrine of meditation on Amida Buddha. The details of his teachings are unknown.
