Prominent Buddhist monk. After serving as a disciple of other prominent monks, he became the founder of the Jodo-Shin sect of Buddhism. He was one of the first Buddhist monks to marry in public and carry out a normal family life, which later became a common practice among Buddhist monks of his sect. In his major written work, "Kyogyoshinsho" (Teaching, Practice, Faith, Proof), written between 1224 and 1247, he taught that a life of rectitude and faith in God was sufficient for his followers to reach the Western Paradise, on the condition that the great god Amida had breathed that faith into them.
Prominent Buddhist monk. After serving as a disciple of other prominent monks, he became the founder of the Jodo-Shin sect of Buddhism. He was one of the first Buddhist monks to marry in public and carry out a normal family life, which later became a common practice among Buddhist monks of his sect. In his major written work, "Kyogyoshinsho" (Teaching, Practice, Faith, Proof), written between 1224 and 1247, he taught that a life of rectitude and faith in God was sufficient for his followers to reach the Western Paradise, on the condition that the great god Amida had breathed that faith into them.
Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett
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