"recitation of the Buddha's name". Hōnen gathered a wide array of followers and critics. Emperor Tsuchimikado exiled Hōnen and his followers in 1207 after...

of Genshin was also important for Hōnen, as he was a Japanese Tendai monk who focused on Pure Land practice. Hōnen's Jōdo goso den lists five Pure Land...

Hōnen-in (法然院) is a Buddhist temple located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, western Japan. Honen-in is a single-estate temple located in Shikagaya, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto...

disillusioned Tendai monk named Hōnen. In 1201, Shinran met Hōnen and became his disciple. During his first year under Hōnen's guidance, at the age of 29,...

retreat, in 1201, Shinran left Mount Hiei to study under Hōnen for the next six years. Hōnen (1133–1212) another ex-Tendai monk, left the tradition in...

Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Hōnen means prosperous year in Japanese, implying a rich harvest, while a matsuri is a festival. The Hōnen festival and ceremony...

Honen Shonin Nijugo Reijo (Japanese: 法然上人二十五霊場, lit. '25 sacred sites of Hōnen Shonin') is a circuit pilgrimage to 25 temples related to Hōnen Shonin,...

(classified by scholars as "New Buddhism" or Shin Bukkyo) were founded: Hōnen (1133–1212) founded the Japanese Pure Land school or Jōdo-shū. Eisai (1141–1215)...

Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Padmasambhava Saraha Atiśa Naropa Karmapa Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Shamarpa Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Ajahn Mun B. R....

Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Padmasambhava Saraha Atiśa Naropa Karmapa Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Shamarpa Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Ajahn Mun B. R....

of the Old Norse name slightly predating Adam of Bremen's Winland. The Hønen Runestone was discovered in Norderhov, Norway, shortly before 1817, but...

Shāntideva Shāntarakshita Wohnyo Mazu Daoyi Jinul Dahui Zonggao Hongzhi Zhengjue Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Śaṅkaranandana Virūpa Ratnākaraśānti Abhayākaragupta...

fourteen, and entered Enryaku-ji temple in 1183. He first met Hōnen in 1197. Later, after Hōnen and many of his followers were exiled in 1207, Shōkō was exiled...

Kishiwada, Osaka prefecture, the Kanamara Matsuri in Kawasaki, and the Hōnen Matsuri (豊年祭, Harvest Festival) in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, though historically...

branch that exists today, and was first established by Benchō, a disciple of Hōnen, but formalized into a separate branch by Benchō's disciple Ryōchū. Originally...

Fusō Ryakuki (扶桑略記, "Brief History of Fusang") by Kōen, the teacher of Hōnen. "Mizukagami" refers to the reflective pool in Japanese gardens in which...

Japanese astronomer Kosai, Shizuoka, Japan, a city Kōsai, a disciple of Hōnen of the Jōdo Shū Buddhist sect Kosai river, near Kharagpur in the Indian...

Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Padmasambhava Saraha Atiśa Naropa Karmapa Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Shamarpa Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Ajahn Mun B. R....

of Pure Land Buddhism, founded by Hōnen. In the backdrop of the end of the Heian period and the Genpei War, Hōnen founded the Jōdo Shū sect amongst a...

bream Festival (Chita District Minamichita Town) Okkawa Festival (Handa) Hōnen Matsuri (Komaki) Omanto festival (Takahama) Kōnomiya Hadaka Matsuri (Inazawa)...

and even Hōnen's other disciples. After Hōnen's primary patron, Kujō Kanezane complained in a letter to Hōnen expressing confusion, Hōnen censured Kōsai...

which was the last Buddhist empire of India. Chan Buddhism Chinese Buddhism Hōnen Jōdo Shinshū Jōdo-shū Neo-Confucianism Shinran Yuzu Nembutsu "阿彌陀佛". 25...

ban was lifted in 1211. In spite of these setbacks, Hōnen's new Jōdo (Pure Land) school thrived. Hōnen was widely criticized for teaching that only nembutsu...

follower of Hōnen and Jōdo-shū Buddhism, and took the ordained named Rensei (蓮生). Letters are still preserved between Hōnen and Rensei, where Hōnen advises...

Japanese Jōdo-shū school recognizes five patriarchs before Hōnen (which are listed in Hōnen's Jōdo goso den): Tanluan (476–542) Daochuo (562–645) Shandao...

Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Padmasambhava Saraha Atiśa Naropa Karmapa Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Shamarpa Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Ajahn Mun B. R....

Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Padmasambhava Saraha Atiśa Naropa Karmapa Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Shamarpa Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Ajahn Mun B. R....

(西山), was a disciple of Hōnen, founder of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect. Shōkū later succeeded Jōhen, another disciple of Hōnen, as the head of a former...

Every three years, Calgary hosts the Honens International Piano Competition (formerly known as the Esther Honens International Piano Competition). The...

daily exercise. The path passes a number of temples and shrines such as Hōnen-in, Ōtoyo Shrine, and Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji. It takes about 30 minutes to complete...