A while back, I mentioned a well-known liturgy called the Letter on White Ashes (白骨の章, hakkotsu no shō). It is letter that is often read aloud in the Jodo Shinshu tradition, and was originally composed by the 8th head (monshu, 門主) of the order, Rennyo (蓮如, 1415–1499) to a follower. Some quick backstory about Rennyo first though. #buddhism #JodoShinshu #nembutsu #rennyo

http://nembutsu.cc/2024/03/13/liturgy-on-white-ashes/

The Kaga Rebellion
Season 9, Episode 2: The Kaga Rebellion

Kaga Province (highlighted in red) was a hotbed of radical Ikko activity in the late 1400s. Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A portrait of Rennyo, sitting with mala beads and a fan. Though the Ikko fo
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2023/03/09/the-kaga-rebellion/
#Season9 #SengokuJidai #Ashikaga #History #Hosokawa #Ikko-Ikki #Japan #Jodo-shinshu #Kaga #Masamoto #Rebellion #Rennyo #Sengoku #Shogun #Yoshihisa