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# Shinran Shonin

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Shinran was a key Japanese Buddhist figure of the Kamakura Period who is regarded as the founder of the Jōdo Shinshū school of Japanese Buddhism. A pupil of Hōnen, the founder of the Japanese Pure Land movement, Shinran articulated a distinctive Pure Land vision that emphasized faith and absolute r

##  Quotes by Shinran Shonin

> [“Although I too am within Amida's grasp, Passions obstruct my eyes and I cannot see him; Nevertheless, great compassion is untiring and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shinran-shonin/although-i-too-am-within-amida-s-grasp-passions-obstruct-my-eyes-and/)

[Shinran Shonin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shinran-shonin/)

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