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Jōdo-shū

branch of Buddhism in Japan
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Jōdo-shū

Summary

Jōdo-shū is a school of Buddhism[1]. Jōdo-shū draws 734 Wikipedia views per month (school_of_buddhism category, ranking #21 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Jōdo-shū is Senchaku Hongan Nembutsushū[3].
  • Jōdo-shū's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[4].
  • Jōdo-shū's instance of is recorded as organization[5].
  • Jōdo-shū's founder is recorded as Hōnen[6].
  • Pure land is named after Jōdo-shū[7].
  • Jōdo-shū is a type of Kamakura Buddhism[8].
  • Jōdo-shū is a type of Pure Land Buddhism[9].
  • Jōdo-shū's Commons category is recorded as Jōdo-shū[10].
  • 1175 marks the founding of Jōdo-shū[11].
  • Jōdo-shū's location of formation is recorded as An'yō-ji Temple[12].
  • Jōdo-shū's official website is recorded as http://www.jodo.org/[13].
  • Jōdo-shū's official website is recorded as http://www.jodo.or.jp/[14].
  • Jōdo-shū's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jōdo-shū[15].
  • Jōdo-shū's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=jodo_shu[16].
  • Jōdo-shū's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[17].
  • Jōdo-shū's legal form is recorded as religious corporation[18].
  • Jōdo-shū's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '浄土宗'}[19].

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Founding

Jōdo-shū's founder is recorded as Hōnen[6]. 1175 marks the founding of Jōdo-shū[11]. Jōdo-shū's location of formation is recorded as An'yō-ji Temple[12].

Why It Matters

Jōdo-shū draws 734 Wikipedia views per month (school_of_buddhism category, ranking #21 of 63).[2] Jōdo-shū has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Jōdo-shū is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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