Hōnen
Hōnen (1133–1212)
Founder of Jōdo-shū; early Kamakura reformer who taught exclusive nembutsu (recitation of Amida’s name) as the principal practice for salvation in the age of mappō.
Founder of Jōdo-shū; early Kamakura reformer who taught exclusive nembutsu (recitation of Amida’s name) as the principal practice for salvation in the age of mappō.