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Jishū
Jishū. A school of Pure Land Buddhism that developed during the Kamakura period in Japan under the leadership of Ippen (1239–89). This school teaches that the sole power to effect an individual's salvation lies with the vows of Amitābha (Jap., Amida) Buddha, and that all of an individual's own efforts count for nothing. Thus, not even faith is necessary for liberation; all one need do is call upon the Buddha's name once, and liberation is assured. It also teaches that, as a result of this single calling, one is already in the Pure Land, something that other Pure Land schools believed would happen only after death. The Jishū (whose name means ‘the time school’) predominated over other Pure Land schools during the early Kamakura, but was eclipsed by the Jōdo Shinshū in the early 16th century.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Jishū." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Jishū." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Jish.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Jishū." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Jish.html |
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Jishū
Jishū (Jap., ‘the Time School’). A form of Pure Land Buddhism founded by Ippen in 1276. The main practice of Jishū is the constant repetition of the nembutsu, as if, at each moment, one is on the point of death. Since Jishū originally had no temple, its adherents travelled about (like Ippen) encouraging the recitation of the nembutsu. For this reason, they are also known as Yugyō-ha, the school of wanderers.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Jishū." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Jishū." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Jish.html JOHN BOWKER. "Jishū." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Jish.html |
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