Shan-tao
Male, Deceased Person
0613 – 0681
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Who was Shan-tao?
Shan-tao was an influential writer for the Pure Land school of Buddhism, prominent in China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan. His writings had a strong influence on later Pure Land masters including Hōnen and Shinran in Japan.
In Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, he is considered the Fifth Patriarch.
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