Jōdo Shinshū
school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by Shinran in japan; most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan
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Jōdo Shinshū
Summary
Jōdo Shinshū is a school of Buddhism[1]. It draws 2,071 Wikipedia views per month (school_of_buddhism category, ranking #8 of 63).[2]
Key Facts
- Jōdo Shinshū is in the country of Japan[3].
- Jōdo Shinshū's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[4].
- Jōdo Shinshū's founder is recorded as Shinran[5].
- Jōdo Shinshū is a type of Kamakura Buddhism[6].
- Jōdo Shinshū is a type of Pure Land Buddhism[7].
- Jōdo Shinshū's Commons category is recorded as Jōdo Shinshū[8].
- Jōdo Shinshū's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jōdo Shinshū[9].
- Jōdo Shinshū's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=jodo_shinshu[10].
- Jōdo Shinshū's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[11].
- Jōdo Shinshū's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/shin-buddhism[12].
- Jōdo Shinshū's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '浄土真宗'}[13].
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Definition and Type
Jōdo Shinshū's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism[4]. Recorded subclass of include Kamakura Buddhism[6] and Pure Land Buddhism[7].
Origins
Jōdo Shinshū's founder is recorded as Shinran[5].
Why It Matters
Jōdo Shinshū draws 2,071 Wikipedia views per month (school_of_buddhism category, ranking #8 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]