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Shinran親鸞 親鸞聖人alternative words: Holly Shinran, Shinran shonin keywords: buddhism , famous person , priest related topics: Kamakura period , Jodo shin sect , Honen related web sites: http://www.shinrankai.or.jp explanation: Born in 1173 in a Kyoto's noble family. Became orphan very young, he entered Hiei monastery at the age 9 and climbed quickly the hierarchy. He became a disciple of Hounei in 1201 and suffered a persecution with him. He was condemned to exiles in Niigata prefecture and there married by transgressing a Buddhism discipline of the epoch. After a pardon, he remained in Eastern Japan and continued the missionary work among the people. He died in 1263 in Kyoto. Tannisho is an excerpt of his sermons. | |