Zenran
Zenran was a Jōdo Shinshū monk of the Kamakura period. He was the son of Shinran and was the originator of a heresy for which he was excommunicated and disowned by his father.
Teachings
Zenran was dispatched to the Kantō region to quell the appearance of radical nembutsu practitioners advocating for "licensed evil" There, he claimed to have received secret teachings from his father. In 1256, Shinran disowned his son and "called the gods to witness his avowal that there was no secret teaching given to Zenran". The Boki-e-ji portrays Zenran as having syncretized popular folk religion and Pure Land doctrine.Works cited
Category:1217 births
Category:Excommunication
Category:Buddhist clergy of the Kamakura period
Category:Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist priests
Category:Ōtani family