The Teachings of Rennyo Shonin

usually centered upon the life and teachings of H6nen Sh6nin (II33I212 and Shinran Sh6nin (1173-1262), the founders of J6do Shti (Pure Land School) and J6do Shinshil (True Pure Land School) respectively. 1) At the same time, there have been significant attempts to understand Japanese Pure Land Buddhism within the context of its earlier developments in India and China. 2) In spite of this, the usual presupposition underlying current discussions of Japanese Pure Land thought and practice is that Shinran's use of the tradition in interpreting his own unique religious insights, especially his doctrine of faith, carried Pure Land tradition to its highest, and therefore doctrinally normative development. 3) It is precisely because there is much truth in this notion that little attention has been paid to the development of Pure Land thought and practice beyond the age of Shinran

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