Shinran
1173 CE–1262 CE · Hino (Fushimi, Kyoto)
1173–1262 CE
Shinran (1173–1262 CE), a disciple of Hōnen, founded the Jōdo Shinshū ('True Pure Land school'), which became one of the largest forms of Japanese Buddhism. Born near Kyoto and trained on Mount Hiei, he radicalized Hōnen's teaching: salvation depends entirely on the 'other-power' of Amitābha's vow, not on any merit of one's own, and the nembutsu is gratitude for grace already given rather than a meritorious work. He married and lived as a non-monastic religious teacher, a major break with monastic norms. He is well documented.
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Hino (Fushimi, Kyoto)
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Birthplace of Shinran.
About Hino (Fushimi, Kyoto)
Hino is a district in the Fushimi area southeast of Kyoto, Japan. It was the birthplace, in 1173, of Shinran, founder of the Jōdo Shinshū (True Pure Land) school, who was born into the aristocratic Hino family before becoming a disciple of Hōnen.
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- al-Mustansir· 1192 CE–1242 CE
- Sundiata Keita· –1255 CE
- Ögedei Khan· 1186 CE–1241 CE
- Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor)· 1194 CE–1250 CE
- Aybak· –1257 CE
- Ala ad-Din Kayqubad I· 1188 CE–1237 CE
- Dunama II Dibalemi (Mai Dunama Dabbalemi)· –1259 CE
- Qutuz· –1260 CE
- Razia Sultana· –1240 CE
- Möngke Khan· 1209 CE–1259 CE
- Iltutmish· –1236 CE
- Genghis Khan· 1162 CE–1227 CE
- Hulagu Khan· 1217 CE–1265 CE
- Louis IX of France· 1214 CE–1270 CE
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