One-Sheet Document

The One-Sheet Document (一枚起請文, Ichimai-kishōmon) is a document written by the founder of the Japanese Jōdo Shū (Pure Land) Buddhism school, Hōnen, two days before his death. The document is meant to summarize Hōnen's teachings for future generations, and serves as his final testament. The document was written on the twenty-third day of the first lunar month of the second year of Kenryaku (1212) and contains fewer than three hundred words. It is regularly read and recited in Jōdo Shū services to this day. The original Japanese, with romanization is as follows: 建暦二年正月二十三日 大師在御判

One-Sheet Document

The One-Sheet Document (一枚起請文, Ichimai-kishōmon) is a document written by the founder of the Japanese Jōdo Shū (Pure Land) Buddhism school, Hōnen, two days before his death. The document is meant to summarize Hōnen's teachings for future generations, and serves as his final testament. The document was written on the twenty-third day of the first lunar month of the second year of Kenryaku (1212) and contains fewer than three hundred words. It is regularly read and recited in Jōdo Shū services to this day. The original Japanese, with romanization is as follows: 建暦二年正月二十三日 大師在御判