Image:IPPEN.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Statue of Ippen at Shōjōkō-ji, Fujisawa, Japan{buddhism} Ippen was born at Hōgon-ji, a temple in Iyo (伊予) province, (modern Ehime prefecture, on the Japanese island of Shikoku (四国). He was originally called Chishin (智真). He first studied Tendai (天台) Buddhism on Mt. Hiei (比叡), Kyoto, and the...
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(from the article `Buddhism`) A third Pure Land sect grew up around the itinerant teacher Ippen. He traveled throughout Japan, advocating the chanting of Amida`s name at set ...
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