The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (841 page)
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Genku
(founder of Jodo)
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(founder of Jodo)
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Gennep, C.-A. K. van
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Gensha Shibi
(Ch'an/Zen master)
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(Ch'an/Zen master)
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Genshin
or Eshin S
zu
or Eshin S
zu(942–1017).
Japanese Buddhist monk of the
Tendai
sect. Genshin was one of the most brilliant Tendai monks of his age, and left many important works of Tendai Buddhist doctrines, including the
Ichj
Y
ketsu
, (Essentials of the One Vehicle), which argued that all beings are capable of attaining buddhahood. However, he is most famous as the author of the seminal Pure Land text, the
j
y
sh
(Essentials of Birth in Pure Land).
Japanese Buddhist monk of the
Tendai
sect. Genshin was one of the most brilliant Tendai monks of his age, and left many important works of Tendai Buddhist doctrines, including the
Ichj
Yketsu, (Essentials of the One Vehicle), which argued that all beings are capable of attaining buddhahood. However, he is most famous as the author of the seminal Pure Land text, the
jysh(Essentials of Birth in Pure Land).Other books
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