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Honen法然 法然聖人alternative words: Holly Honen, Honen shonin, Hounen, Hounen shounin keywords: buddhism , famous person , priest related topics: Heian period , Jodo sect , Shinran related web sites: http://www.chion-in.or.jp , http://www.jodo.or.jp explanation: Born in 1133 in Okayama prefecture in a samurai family. After the killing of his father, he was sent to Enryakuji temple to study Buddhism. Unhappy with Tendai sect of Enryakuji, he retired in Kurotani monastery to study and carry our an ascetic practice. Then, he went to Kyoto and began directly preach the people. Because of a simplicity of his teaching, his sect became popular but soon it was greatly persecuted because of jealousy of other sects. Shinran is one of his disciples of the period. | |