Shinran

Shinran (親鸞, May 21, 1173 – January 16, 1263) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, who was born in Hino (now a part of Fushimi, Kyoto) at the turbulent close of the Heian Period and lived during the Kamakura Period. Shinran was a pupil of Hōnen and the founder of what ultimately became the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Japanese Buddhism.

Shinran (親鸞)
TitleFounder of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism
Personal
Born
Matsuwakamaro

May 21, 1173
DiedJanuary 16, 1263(1263-01-16) (aged 89)
Heian-kyō, Yamashiro Province
ReligionBuddhism
SpouseEshinni
ChildrenKakushinnhi, Zenran, others
SchoolJōdo Shinshū Buddhism
Senior posting
TeacherHōnen
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