浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅう

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Meanings

Jōdo Shinshū; True Pure Land School

A major school of Japanese Buddhism founded by Shinran, an offshoot of the Jōdo (Pure Land) sect. Often referred to simply as 真宗.

〈人ひと〉が浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅうを信しん仰こうするfor someone to follow/practice Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism
祖そ父ふは浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅうを信しん仰こうしていた。
My grandfather was a follower of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism.
浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅうの門もん徒とa follower/member of the Jōdo Shinshū sect
この地ち域いきには浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅうの門もん徒とが多おおい。
There are many followers of Jōdo Shinshū in this area.

真しん宗しゅう
真宗 is the common short form used within the tradition, while 浄土真宗 is the full, formal name of the school.
一いっ向こう
浄土真宗 is the full modern name of the sect, while 一向 (from 一向宗) is an older abbreviated term used mainly in historical contexts.

浄じょう土ど宗しゅう
浄土宗 is the older Pure Land school founded by Hōnen, while 浄土真宗 is Shinran's later offshoot that stresses faith alone; the similar names cause learners to mix them up.

From 浄土 (Jōdo, 'Pure Land') + 真宗 (Shinshū, 'True School'). The name reflects its claim to represent the true teaching of the Pure Land path.