Jōdo Shinshū
School of Pure Land Buddhism; most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jōdo Shinshū (浄土真宗, "The True Essence of the Pure Land Teaching"[1]), also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran.
Shin Buddhism is the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan.[2]