Shinran, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Shinran

Japanese Buddhist monk

Date of Birth: 14-May-1173

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1263

Profession: bhikkhu

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Shinran (??, May 21, 1173 – January 16, 1263) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, who was born in Hino (now a part of Fushimi, Kyoto) at the turbulent close of the Heian Period and lived during the Kamakura Period.
Shinran was a pupil of Honen and the founder of what ultimately became the Jodo Shinshu sect in Japan.