Outline of Hongwanji organization
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Lineage of the Hongwanji Head Priests
Chronology of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-Ha
History of the Hongwanji. The Jodo Shinshu Buddhist path was founded by Shinran Shonin (1173-1263) during the Kamakura period, and in several centuries grew into one of the largest and most influential schools of Buddhism in Japan, a position it maintains today.
Message on ‘Our Pledge’by OHTANI Kojun, MonshuJodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha “Thank you for attending the perpetual memorial and autumn service at Hongwanji today. This annual service…
A Way of Living as a Nembutsu Follower A message delivered by the 25th Monshu (Resident Minister of Hongwanji) OHTANI Kojun Buddhism began when Sakyamuni…
Please enjoy listening to Film maker Seki Yujiro, producer of the documentary Carving the Divine, interviewing Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-Alvarez of the Shin Buddhist Fellowship…
History of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism There are several sects of Buddhism each looking to the Buddha (Enlightened One) as its teacher. Different Buddhist sects celebrate…
Shinran broke his vows of celibacy by marrying the nun, Eshinni in 1210. It is understood that Shinran viewed marriage as a turning point when…
SHINRAN SHONIN May 21, 1173 – January 16, 1263 His Early LifeShonin Shinran was born at Hino, a few miles southeast of the old capital…