Ryōnin (
Ryōnin ( | |
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Title | Founder of Yuzu Nembutsu |
Personal | |
Born | January 1 (February 10), 1073 |
Died | February 1 (February 19), 1132 |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Yuzu Nembutsu |
Lineage | Tendai |
Posthumous name | Shōō daishi ( |
Ryōnin was born the son of Tomita no Shō (
In later years, Yoshihito retired to Ōhara on the outskirts of Kyoto, called himself Ryōnin, and began a life in which he recited a portion of the Lotus Sutra and the nembutsu 60,000 times a day as a priest and practiced it as a method of incantation in the morning, at noon, and at sunset. According to the illustrated text scroll "Yūzū−Nembutsu Engi Emaki" (
At the request of the retired emperor Toba, Ryōnin built the Dainenbutsu-ji temple in 1127. Ryōnin is also known for reciting the "Tendai Shōmyō" (
In this tradition, from the 14th century onwards, Yūzū-Nembutsu teachings became important, which emphasized the power of the Nembutsu of people and not the power of vows to Amida Buddha. In 1773, Ryōnin was posthumously named Shōō Daishi (
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