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Ryōnin

Index Ryōnin

Ryōnin (良忍, 1072–1132) was a Tendai Buddhist monk in the late Heian period and the founder of the Yuzu Nembutsu sect. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Amitābha, Buddhism, Dainenbutsu-ji, Emperor Toba, Heian period, Kamakura period, Kyoto, Lotus Sutra, Mount Hiei, Nianfo, Owari Province, Tendai, Yuzu Nembutsu.

  2. 1073 births
  3. 1132 deaths
  4. Founders of Buddhist sects

Amitābha

Amitābha (अमिताभ; 'Infinite Light') is the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism. Ryōnin and Amitābha are Pure Land Buddhism.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Dainenbutsu-ji

Dainenbutsu-ji (大念仏寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan.

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Emperor Toba

was the 74th Emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Kamakura period

The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans.

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Kyoto

Kyoto (Japanese: 京都, Kyōto), officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.

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Lotus Sutra

The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma, 妙法蓮華經) is one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras.

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Mount Hiei

is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan.

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Nianfo

The Nianfo, alternatively in Japanese as,, or in niệm Phật, is a Buddhist practice central to the tradition of Pure Land Buddhism, though not exclusive to it. Ryōnin and Nianfo are Pure Land Buddhism.

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Owari Province

was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya.

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Tendai

, also known as the Tendai Lotus School (天台法華宗 Tendai hokke shū, sometimes just "hokke shū"), is a Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition with significant esoteric elements that was officially established in Japan in 806 by the Japanese monk Saichō (posthumously known as Dengyō Daishi).

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Yuzu Nembutsu

is a school of Pure Land Buddhism that focuses on the ritual recitation of the Nembutsu (or Nianfo), the name of the Amitabha Buddha. Ryōnin and Yuzu Nembutsu are Pure Land Buddhism.

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See also

1073 births

1132 deaths

Founders of Buddhist sects

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryōnin