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The Godensho & it's counterpart, the Goeden, are a biography of Shinran Shonin written by the Third Abbot of the Honganji, Kakunyo Shonin with the illustrations drawn by Joga Hogen in the tenth month of the third year of Einin (1295). Kakunyo Shonin was motivated to produce this in commemoration of the 33rd memorial year of Shinran's death, which fell in 1294.
During the annual Hoonko services held for a few days before Shinran's memorial day (January 16), priests of all temples recite the "Godensho" and the scrolls are exhibited for general view in the inner sanctuary of the temple.
The "Godensho" describes main features of Shinran's life in fifteen chapters, and the "Goeden," in popular editions, are grouped into twenty sections. |
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Note: The illustrations are read from the bottom to the top, and from right to left. Click here to return to the Mission's homepage |
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Goeden Scroll 1 Goeden Scroll 2 Goeden Scroll 3 Goeden Scroll 4 The above illustrations are from Hontokuji Temple, Himeji City, Japan, granted by the Ninth Abbot, Jitsunyo Shonin. |
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