Hōnen
| Wylie | Hōnen |
|---|---|
| English Phonetics | Hōnen |
- 法然
- Genkū
- 源空
| Birth: | 1133 |
|---|---|
| Death: | 1212 |
| Place of birth: | The Mimasaka province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today northeastern Okayama Prefecture |
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- Religious Affiliation
- Founder of the Jōdo-shū (The Pure Land School), a branch of Pure Land Buddhism
- Students
- [[*Benchō (1162–1238), founder of the main Chinzei branch of Jōdo-shū. Often called Shōkō. Exiled in 1207 to Kyushu.
- Genchi (1183–1238), Hōnen's personal attendant, and close friend of Benchō.
- Shōkū (1147–1247), founder of the Seizan branch of Jōdo-shū. Not exiled.
- Shinran (1173–1263), founder of the Jōdo Shinshū branch of Pure Land Buddhism. Exiled to Echigo Province in 1207.
- Ryūkan (1148–1227), founder of the many-recitation or Tanengi branch of Jōdo-shū.
- Chōsai (1184–1266), founder of the Shōgyōhongangi branch of Jōdo-shū which believed that all Buddhist practices can lead to rebirth in the Pure land.
- Kōsai (1163–1247), promoted the controversial Ichinengi, or "single-recitation" teaching of Jōdo-shū. Expelled from Honen's community before the exile of 1207.
- Gyōkō (?), another proponent of Ichinengi doctrine. Exiled to Sado in 1207.
- Rensei (1141–1208), formerly a notable samurai named Kumagai no Jirō Naozane who had fought at the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani and killed the Heike leader Taira no Atsumori.
- Kansai (1148–1200).
- Shinkū (1146–1228).
- Anrakubō (? -1207), executed during the purge of 1207.
- Jūren (?), executed along with Anrakubō in 1207.
(Source Accessed October 17, 2019)]]
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