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Shōkū, the Glossary

Index Shōkū

, sometimes called, was a disciple of Hōnen, founder of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: Amitābha, Buddhism, Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji, Hōnen, Japan, Jōdo-shū, Kyoto, Lotus Sutra, Nianfo, Pure land, Seizan, Shingon Buddhism, Sutra, Taima mandala, Taima-dera, Tendai.

  2. 1177 births
  3. 1247 deaths
  4. Founders of Buddhist sects
  5. Jōdo-shū
  6. Jōdo-shū Buddhist priests

Amitābha

Amitābha (अमिताभ; 'Infinite Light') is the principal Buddha of 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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Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji

For other temples by similar names, see Zenrin-ji. Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) is the head temple for the Seizan branch of Japan's Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) Buddhist sect, located in Kyoto, Sakyō-ku.

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Hōnen

was the religious reformer and progenitor of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism called. Shōkū and Hōnen are Founders of Buddhist sects, Heian period Buddhist clergy, Jōdo-shū, Jōdo-shū Buddhist priests and Kamakura period Buddhist clergy.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Jōdo-shū

, also known as Jōdo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen.

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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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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.

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Pure land

Pure Land is the concept of a celestial realm of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism where many Buddhists aspire to be reborn.

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Seizan

is a branch of Jōdo-shū Buddhism that was founded by Hōnen's disciple, Shōkū. Shōkū and Seizan are Jōdo-shū.

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Shingon Buddhism

is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asian Buddhism.

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Sutra

Sutra (translation)Monier Williams, Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Entry for, page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text.

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Taima mandala

The Taima Mandala (當麻曼荼羅,綴織当麻曼荼羅図) is an 8th century mandala in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism.

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Taima-dera

Taima-dera (當麻寺) is a Buddhist temple in Katsuragi, Nara, Japan.

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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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See also

1177 births

1247 deaths

Founders of Buddhist sects

Jōdo-shū

Jōdo-shū Buddhist priests

References

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

Also known as Shoku.