Shin Patriarchs
The Seven Patriarchs of Jodo Shinshu were seven Buddhist monks who helped develop Pure Land Buddhism. Shinran, founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, established a lineage for Pure Land Buddhist thought that traced to the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Between the Buddha and Shinran, the Seven Patriarchs each contributed to Pure Land Buddhism at different eras and different regions of the world, as summarized in the Jodo Shinshu hymn, the Shoshinge. Shinran quoted the writings and commentaries of the Patriarchs in his major work, the Kyogyoshinsho.
The Seven Patriarchs, in order are:
- Nagarjuna, India, (150–250)
- Vasubandhu, India, (ca. 4th century)
- Tan-luan, China, (476–542?)
- Tao-cho, China, (562–645)
- Shan-tao, China, (613–681)
- Genshin, Japan, (942–1017)
- Hōnen, also known as Genku, Japan, (1133–1212)
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