Hōnen (法然, May 13 (April 7), 1133 – February 29, 1212) was the religious reformer and progenitor of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land...

Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen. It was established in 1175 and is the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism...

on March 15 in Japan. Hōnen means prosperous year in Japanese, implying a rich harvest, while a matsuri is a festival. The Hōnen festival and ceremony...

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...

Honen Shonin Nijugo Reijo (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, the founder...

Heian Period and lived during the Kamakura Period. Shinran was a pupil of Hōnen and the founder of what ultimately became the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Japanese...

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

was pardoned, but by 1212, Hōnen had died in Kyoto. Shinran never saw Hōnen following their exile. In the year of Hōnen's death, Shinran set out for the...

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

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

(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)...

disciple of Hōnen who advocated the ichinen-gi (一念義, "Single recitation doctrine") that led to his public censure, his later expulsion by Hōnen and eventual...

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...

Seizan (西山) is a branch of Jōdo-shū Buddhism that was founded by Hōnen's disciple, Shōkū. Shōkū often went by the name Seizan as well, however the name...

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

Dam Futamatauwa-ike Dam Gogo Dam Gomyo Dam Goten Dam Hananoyama-ike Dam Honen-ike Dam Iseki-ike Dam Ishigami-ike Dam Iwase-ike Dam Jinnai-ike Dam Jinnai-kami-ike...

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

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

faeces of tourists. The species Branchinella kugenumaensis are known as "Honen shrimp" (ホウネンエビ) in Japan, and are commonly found in rice fields during...

the main Chinzei branch of the Jōdo-shū sect of Japanese Buddhism, after Hōnen. In Jodo Shu Buddhism, he is often called by adherents as Shōkō Shōnin (聖光上人)...

While Hōnen was discreet in his critiques of other forms of Buddhism, some of his disciples were not. A scandal involving rumors of some of Hōnen's disciples...

1184. Later in life he became a Jōdo-shū Buddhist priest, as a disciple of Hōnen. Atsumori's death and the circumstances surrounding it went on to be fictionalized...

The Honens International Piano Competition is a triennial classical piano competition held in Calgary, Canada that awards prizes in piano performance....

Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's...

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...

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

Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Padmasambhāva 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...

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...

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