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Hōnen (法然; Japanese pronunciation: , May 13 (April 7), 1133 – February 29, 1212), also known as Genkū, was the founding figure of the Jōdo-shū (浄土宗; "Pure Land School"), the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism.
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The extracted context around Hōnen shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Hōnen → Atsumori, Battle, Benchō, Buddhist, Chinzei, Chinzei-ha, Chōsai, Echigo Province, Exiled, Faith Alone, Genchi, Heike, Hōhombō Gyōkū, Hōnen's, Ichi-no-Tani, Jirō Naozane, Jōdo Shinshū, Jōdo-shū, Kumagai, Kyoto Another extracted example is Hōnen → According, Clerics, Don't, Eikū, Emperor Horikawa, Fulfilling, Genkō, Genkū, Hata, Hiei, Hōnen's, Hōnen-bō Genkū, Kume, Kyoto, Kōen, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, Mimasaka Province, Mount Hiei, Mt, Okayama. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 266 structured relationships around Hōnen. Examples in this analysis include Hōnen → Born → Seishimaru May 13 (April 7), 1133 Kume, Okayama Prefecture, Japan and Hōnen → Died → February 29, 1212(1212-02-29) (aged 78)[citation needed] Kyoto, Japan. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hōnen | Born | Seishimaru May 13 (April 7), 1133 Kume, Okayama Prefecture, Japan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hōnen | Died | February 29, 1212(1212-02-29) (aged 78)[citation needed] Kyoto, Japan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hōnen | Lineage | Tendai, Sammon lineage | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hōnen | Other name | Genkū (源空) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hōnen | Religion | Buddhism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hōnen | School | Jōdo-shū school of Pure Land Buddhism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hōnen | Title | Founder of Jōdo-shū | 1.00 | infobox |
| making Buddha statues or building stupas | instance of | did not make the Fundamental Vow for birth by requiring the various practices | 0.80 | text |
| Tale of the Heike | instance of | as can be seen from his appearance in numerous works of Japanese literature | 0.80 | text |
| Mirror of the East | instance of | as can be seen from his appearance in numerous works of Japanese literature | 0.80 | text |
| the precepts | instance of | Tendai and Shingon monks accused Hōnen of dismissing traditional Buddhist practices | 0.80 | text |
| esoteric rituals | instance of | Tendai and Shingon monks accused Hōnen of dismissing traditional Buddhist practices | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Hōnen bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Nembutsu, Land and Pure. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
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Source: Wikipedia — Hōnen · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
