The Shōshinge ( 正信偈 ) or The Hymn of True Faith was written by the founder of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, Shinran . It consists of an outline of the Pure Land teaching according to Shinran's personal interpretation. The structure is as follows:
4-587: The Shōshinge is followed by six verses from Shinran's Sanjō Wasan . The first six verses of the Jōdo Wasan (浄土和讃) section of the Sanjō Wasan (based on Donran 's San Amida Butsu Ge ), are most frequently used but traditional temples work their way through the whole Sanjō Wasan on an annual basis. In the past Hongan-ji temples chanted the Shōshinge and Wasan daily at 6am, but some Jōdo Shinshū temples now reserve
8-486: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Mahayana -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to religion in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sanj%C5%8D Wasan The Sanjō Wasan (三帖和讃) is a collection of three Japanese hymns written by Jōdo Shinshū founder, Shinran . Alternative English titles have been given such as
12-550: The Shōshinge for special holidays due to its length. The Shōshinge can take up to 30 minutes to chant in its entirety. In Higashi Hongan-ji there are 10 styles of chanting the Shoshinge and in Nishi Hongan-ji 5. Only two or three styles are used regularly. The everyday style is fast, light and monotone whereas the formal styles are often slower, higher toned and more rhythmical. This Buddhist text -related article
16-652: The " Three Eulogies " and " Three Pure Land Poems ." The Sanjō Wasan was formally designated a National Treasure of Japan. The text consists of the Jōdo Wasan (浄土和讃 Hymns of the Pure Land ), Kōso Wasan (高僧和讃 Hymns of the Pure Land Masters ) and Shōzōmatsu Wasan (正像末和讃 Hymns of the Dharma Ages ). The Jōdo Wasan is composed of 118 verses, classified as follows: The Kōso Wasan is composed of 119 verses, classified as follows: The Shōzōmatsu Wasan
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