Jodo Shinshu — nihongo|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 Shonin. Today, Shin Buddhism is considered the most widely practiced… … Wikipedia
Higashi Honganji — (or, The Eastern Temple of the Original Vow ) is one of two dominant sub sects of Shin Buddhism in Japan and abroad, the other being Nishi Honganji (or, The Western Temple of the Original Vow ). Higashi Honganji was established in 1602 by the… … Wikipedia
Kiyozawa Manshi — In this Japanese name, the family name is Kiyozawa . Kiyozawa Manshi (清沢 満之?, 1863 1903) was a Japanese Shin Buddhist reformer of samurai background who studied at Tokyo University in Western philosophy under the American philosopher Ernest… … Wikipedia
Kaneko Daiei — (1881 1976) was a Japanese born son of a Shin Buddhist priest from Niigata Prefecture. He was a student Kiyozawa Manshi and had taught for several years at Otani University. In 1928 he was excommunicated from Jodo Shinshu for having charged the… … Wikipedia
Otani University — The main gate Otani University (大谷大学, ōtani daigaku?) is a private Budd … Wikipedia
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Université Ōtani — Entrée principale du campus L université Ōtani (大谷大学, Ōtani daigaku?) est une … Wikipédia en Français
Japanese literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, at a time when Japan had no written language, in the Chinese classical language. Both in quantity and quality, Japanese… … Universalium
