Ippen Shōnin Eden

The Ippen Shōnin Eden (一遍 上人 絵 伝, "Illustrated Biography of the itinerant monk Ippen") is a group of emakimono or emaki (painted narrative handscrolls) from the Kamakura period of Japanese history (1185–1333). A set of illuminated manuscripts, they describe the life of Ippen (1234–1289), a Buddhist monk who founded the (時宗, "Time sect") branch of Pure Land Buddhism.

Ippen Shōnin Eden

The Ippen Shōnin Eden (一遍 上人 絵 伝, "Illustrated Biography of the itinerant monk Ippen") is a group of emakimono or emaki (painted narrative handscrolls) from the Kamakura period of Japanese history (1185–1333). A set of illuminated manuscripts, they describe the life of Ippen (1234–1289), a Buddhist monk who founded the (時宗, "Time sect") branch of Pure Land Buddhism.