Chinzei
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The branch of Jodo Shu
Buddhism is the main branch that exists today, and was first established by Bencho
a disciple of Honen, but formalized into a separate branch by Bencho's disciple Ryōchū. Originally based in Kyushu
where Bencho had been exiled, the sect contended with other disciples of Honen until it emerged into the dominant branch today. Its origins in Kyushu are also the reason for the sect's name, as Chinzei was an older name for Kyushu and was adopted by Bencho
. The famous temple of Chion-in, Honen's gravesite, and the temple of Zōjōji in Tokyo are both administered by the Chinzei branch.
Jodo Shu
, also known as Jōdo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen. It was established in 1175 and is the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan, along with Jōdo Shinshū....
Buddhism is the main branch that exists today, and was first established by Bencho
Bencho
, is considered the second patriarch of the main Chinzei branch of the Jōdo shū sect of Japanese Buddhism, after Hōnen. He is often called by another name: Shōkōbō Benchō or just Shōkō. According to biographies, he first ordained as a priest of the Tendai sect at the age of fourteen, and entered...
a disciple of Honen, but formalized into a separate branch by Bencho's disciple Ryōchū. Originally based in Kyushu
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
where Bencho had been exiled, the sect contended with other disciples of Honen until it emerged into the dominant branch today. Its origins in Kyushu are also the reason for the sect's name, as Chinzei was an older name for Kyushu and was adopted by Bencho
Bencho
, is considered the second patriarch of the main Chinzei branch of the Jōdo shū sect of Japanese Buddhism, after Hōnen. He is often called by another name: Shōkōbō Benchō or just Shōkō. According to biographies, he first ordained as a priest of the Tendai sect at the age of fourteen, and entered...
. The famous temple of Chion-in, Honen's gravesite, and the temple of Zōjōji in Tokyo are both administered by the Chinzei branch.