Honen shonin biography sample

&#;1. Chionkoshiki ()

This is the oldest of Honen'sbiographies written by Ryukan approximately ten years after Honen'sdeath. The original manuscript no longer exists but a copy made by the monkShinamidabutsu in is extant.

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Honen shonin biography sample pdf

Daigobon Honen Shonin denki [the Daigo-bon] (circa )

This biography is thought to have been written about 30 years after Honen'sdeath by Genchi or one of Genchi's disciples. As the original manuscript has been lost, the exact date cannot be clearly ascertained.

The oldest extant copy was written by Gien (), the 79th abbot of Sanbo-in at Daigoji in Kyoto where it still resides today. Read more about the discovery of and ensuing debate about the Daigobon manuscript

3. Genku Shonin shinikki [the Shinikki] (circa [Nakai, 52])

This biography was written at the same time as the Daigobon Honen Shonin denki and is also by an unknown author.

The oldest extant copy exists as part of a larger transcription of Honen's sermons tr