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Jodo sect浄土宗alternative words: Jodo shu, Jodo-shu, Jodoshu sect, Jodoshu, Pure land sect keywords: buddhism , sect related topics: Honen , Buddhism , Heian period , Kamakura period related web sites: http://www.jodo.or.jp explanation: Buddhism sect founded by Honen at the end of Heian period. Because of their missionary method, "direct preach on the street even for women", it provoked an anger of the established sects and many disciples and Honen himself were condemned and sent to exiles. Their doctrine consists to repeat the prayer "Namu amida butsu" i.e. "I take my refuge in the Buddha Amida". One of major disciples of Honen, Shinran preached it in the eastern Japan during exile and founded "Jodoshinshu sect". | |