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| − | The Jōdo Shinshū, or True Pure Land sect, is a school of Japanese Buddhism that takes as its central religious message the assurance of salvation granted to all beings by the Buddha Amida (Skt., Amitābha). Its founder, Shinran (1173–1263), a disciple of the eminent Japanese monk Hōnen (1133–1212), founder of the Jōdoshū (Pure Land sect), stands in a line of Buddhist thinkers who emphasize faith in the salvific power of Amitābha and the hope of rebirth in his Pure Land, a paradisical realm created out of the boundless religious merit generated by Amitābha's fulfillment of a series of vows taken eons ago while still the bodhisattva Dharmākara. Jōdo Shinshū, or Shinshū as it is often called, is but one of a number of "Pure Land" traditions in East Asia, and is today the largest of the denominations of Japanese Buddhism. | + | The [[Jōdo Shinshū]], or [[True Pure Land]] sect, is a school of [[Japanese Buddhism]] that takes as its {{Wiki|central}} {{Wiki|religious}} message the assurance of {{Wiki|salvation}} granted to all [[beings]] by the [[Buddha Amida]] (Skt., [[Amitābha]]). Its founder, [[Shinran]] (1173–1263), a [[disciple]] of the {{Wiki|eminent}} {{Wiki|Japanese}} [[monk]] [[Hōnen]] (1133–1212), founder of the [[Jōdoshū]] ([[Pure Land]] sect), stands in a line of [[Buddhist]] thinkers who emphasize {{Wiki|faith}} in the salvific power of [[Amitābha]] and the {{Wiki|hope}} of [[rebirth]] in his [[Pure Land]], a paradisical [[realm]] created out of the [[boundless]] {{Wiki|religious}} [[merit]] generated by [[Amitābha's]] fulfillment of a series of [[vows]] taken eons ago while still the [[bodhisattva]] [[Dharmākara]]. [[Jōdo Shinshū]], or [[Shinshū]] as it is often called, is but one of a number of "[[Pure Land]]" [[traditions]] in {{Wiki|East Asia}}, and is today the largest of the denominations of [[Japanese Buddhism]]. |
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Revision as of 15:46, 3 October 2013
The Jōdo Shinshū, or True Pure Land sect, is a school of Japanese Buddhism that takes as its central religious message the assurance of salvation granted to all beings by the Buddha Amida (Skt., Amitābha). Its founder, Shinran (1173–1263), a disciple of the eminent Japanese monk Hōnen (1133–1212), founder of the Jōdoshū (Pure Land sect), stands in a line of Buddhist thinkers who emphasize faith in the salvific power of Amitābha and the hope of rebirth in his Pure Land, a paradisical realm created out of the boundless religious merit generated by Amitābha's fulfillment of a series of vows taken eons ago while still the bodhisattva Dharmākara. Jōdo Shinshū, or Shinshū as it is often called, is but one of a number of "Pure Land" traditions in East Asia, and is today the largest of the denominations of Japanese Buddhism.
