In this video we’ll show you Chion-in, Kyoto.
Hōnen was born on the seventh day of the fourth month (lunar calendar) in 1133, which was during the late Heian Period (794-1185). He was born on the Kume Nanjō Inaoka Estate in Mimasaka Province (present-day Okayama Prefecture), and he was the first son of Uruma Tokikuni, the estate’s overseer. Hōnen’s childhood name was Seishimaru. When Seishimaru was nine years old, his father’s residence was the target of a nighttime raid. Tokikuni, who was shot during the surprise attack, left the following testament for Seishimaru from his deathbed: “If you avenge hatred with hatred, there will never be an end to the hatred in the world of men. With a broad heart that has transcended hate, seek out the Buddhist path through which all people are saved.”
Obeying his father’s words, Seishimaru began his studies at the Bodaiji Temple, and at the age of thirteen ascended Mt. Hiei, shaved his head, and received the Buddhist precepts. On Mt. Hiei, he studied the teachings of the Tendai Sect of Buddhism. At first, he went by the name of Enmyō-bō Zenkō, but in the autumn of 1150, at the age of eighteen, he took the name Hōnen-bō Genkū and became a disciple of Jigen-bō Eikū of Kurodani. He was diligent in his studies under Eikū and was praised as “Hōnen-bō the Wisest.” Later, Hōnen would pursue a life of seclusion in search of Buddhist enlightenment.
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