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Shinshu followers- know any Myokonin?
If you know anyone you or others feel is a myokonin, please tell me- post shorter stories here, email me longer ones. I want to systematically compare myokonin to Zen stories. Thank you.
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Japanese
Buddhism
Schools
Hosso • Kegon • Ritsu
Tendai • Shingon
Pure Land • Zen
Nichiren
Founders
Saichō • Kūkai
Hōnen • Shinran
Dōgen • Eisai • Ingen
Nichiren
Sacred Texts
Avatamsaka Sutra
Lotus Sutra
Prajnaparamita
Heart Sutra
Infinite Life Sutra
Mahavairocana Tantra
Vajrasekhara Sutra
Glossary of
Japanese Buddhism
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Jōdo Shinshū (浄土真宗, "True Pure Land School"?), also known as Shin Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism. It was founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran. Today, Shin Buddhism is considered the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan
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