The 鎮西 branch of Jōdo-shū Buddhism is the main branch that exists today, and was first established by Benchō a disciple of Hōnen, 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 ....
Medieval term for Kyushu.