Jōdo Shinshū

E407779

Buddhist school Japanese Buddhist denomination Pure Land Buddhist school

Jōdo Shinshū is a major school of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism that emphasizes salvation through faith in Amida Buddha and the recitation of his name.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Jōdo Shinshū canonical	9
Jodo Shinshu	2
Japanese Jōdo Shinshū	1
Jodo Shinshu Buddhism	1
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism	1
Jōdo Shinshū Hongan-ji sect	1
Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha	1
Shin Buddhism	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist school ⓘ Japanese Buddhist denomination ⓘ Pure Land Buddhist school ⓘ
afterlifeBelief	attainment of Buddhahood after birth in the Pure Land ⓘ
centralDoctrine	reliance on Amida Buddha’s other-power ⓘ salvation through faith in Amida Buddha ⓘ shinjin (true entrusting) ⓘ
classification	one of the largest Buddhist denominations in Japan ⓘ
clergyCan	eat meat ⓘ marry ⓘ
cofounder	Rennyo ⓘ
corePractice	Nembutsu ⓘ recitation of the name of Amida Buddha ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dateOfOrigin	13th century ⓘ
emphasizes	gratitude for Amida’s compassion ⓘ lay religious life ⓘ
founder	Shinran ⓘ
goal	birth in the Pure Land ⓘ
hasBranch	Higashi Hongan-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Jōdo Shinshū self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha Nishi Hongan-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinshū Ōtani-ha ⓘ
hasOrganization	Buddhist Churches of America ⓘ Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii ⓘ
headTemple	Higashi Hongan-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Nishi Hongan-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Chinese Pure Land thought Hōnen ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
mainDeity	Amitābha Buddha ⓘ surface form: Amida Buddha
originatedFrom	Jōdo-shū ⓘ
parentTradition	Mahayana ⓘ surface form: Mahayana Buddhism Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
periodOfOrigin	Kamakura period ⓘ
region	Hawaii ⓘ Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
rejectsPractice	monastic celibacy as a requirement for clergy ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
scripture	Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra ⓘ Kyōgyōshinshō ⓘ Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ⓘ surface form: Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra Letters of Rennyo ⓘ Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ⓘ surface form: Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra Tannishō (attributed) ⓘ surface form: Tannishō
viewOnNembutsu	expression of gratitude rather than a meritorious act ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tendai Buddhism → influenced → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

Japanese Buddhism → hasComponent → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

East Asian Buddhism → hasMajorSchool → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

Ishiyama Hongan-ji War → belligerent → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jōdo Shinshū Hongan-ji sect

Ishiyama Hongan-ji War → religiousAffiliation → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism

Amitābha Buddha → centralFigureOf → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

Jōdo-shū → relatedSchool → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

Daochuo → influenced → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

Shandao → influenced → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

Western Pure Land → associatedWithSchool → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

mappo (Latter Day of the Law) → influenced → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

subject surface form: Mappo

this entity surface form: Jodo Shinshu

Shinran → founded → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra → influencedTradition → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Jōdo Shinshū

Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple → religiousAffiliation → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jodo Shinshu Buddhism

Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple → religiousAffiliation → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shin Buddhism

Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple → denomination → Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jodo Shinshu

Jōdo Shinshū → hasBranch → Jōdo Shinshū self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha