Shozomatsu Wasan by Shinran Shonin

Shozomatsu Wasan – Hymns of the Dharma ages. Shinran Shonin, at age 85 (1257), wrote the Shozomatsu Wasan, some nine years after he had finished…

Letters of Rennyo – On Youtube

Since the start of the Corona-virus pandemic of 2020, the Oregon Buddhist Temple (OBT) resident minister, Rev. Sugahara Yuki, has diligently been presenting Jodo Shinshu content YouTube every…

Koso Wasan – by Shinran Shonin

Shinran Shonin, at age 76 (1248), wrote the Jodo and Koso wasan, the first Hymns in Japanese. These Hymns are a wonderful insight into Shinran…

The Three Pure Land Sutras

In Jodo Shinshu we recognize the following scriptures as fundamental to our teaching. It is through these scriptures that Shinran Shonin and The Seven Patriarchs…

The Collected Works of Shinran (CWS)

The Collected Works of Shinran (CWS) is one of the most valuable Shin Buddhist resources. It is the go-to source of reference for ‘Practicers’ of…

Recommended Reading

Thanks to the efforts of so many, we have a wealth of reading available in English (and other languages). If you are new to learning…