¡Shinran 3
¡YOSHIKAWA Eiji / Cho
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[Machine Translation] After twenty years of study, he left Mt. Hieizan and entered the priesthood of Honen Shonin in Yoshimizu, Kyoto, where he changed his name to Shakku. Soon after, he married Princess Tamahime, determined not to retreat. He married Princess Tamahi in order to show that there was a teaching that all people could be saved just as they were. The number of visitors to Yoshimizu, where Pure Land Buddhism was preached, increased day by day. The traditional Buddhist sects, who envied the rapid development of Buddhism, appealed to the Imperial Court to "stop Nembutsu" and "Impeach Yoshimizu". In the tense situation, the unexpected action taken by two young women developed into a major incident. This was the beginning of the harshest repression ever seen in the history of Buddhism.
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