Hōnen
Religious leader
Hōnen was the religious reformer and progenitor of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism called Jōdo-shū. He is also considered the Seventh Jōdo Shinshū Patriarch. Wikipedia
Born: May 20, 1133, Kume, Okayama
Died: February 29, 1212 (age 78 years), Chion-in Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Books: Senchakushū and Hōnen's Senchakushū
Nationality: Japanese
Parents: Uruma Tokikuni and Hatauji no Kimi
Lineage: Tendai, Sammon lineage
School: Jōdo-shū school of Pure Land Buddhism