Shinran Quotes on Love
Shinran was a Japanese Buddhist monk and the founder of the Jodo Shinshu, or True Pure Land, school. This page collects quotes attributed to Shinran on the topic of love, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Shinran:
“I am a being of total karmic evil, yet I am saved by the boundless compassion of Amida.”
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Attributed to Shinran:
“If even a good person can be born into the Pure Land, how much more so an evil person.”
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Attributed to Shinran:
“When I consider deeply the Vow of Amida, I find it was for myself alone.”
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Attributed to Shinran:
“The light of Amida illuminates the heart that becomes aware of itself.”