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'''Shinran''' (親鸞, 21 May 1173 – 16 January 1263) was a [[Japan]]ese [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[scholar|monk]] and the founder of what later became the Jōdo Shinshū sect of {{Wiki|Japanese Buddhism}}.
{{Quote|Shinran granted us access to the Pure Land in the afterlife. Offered the way of Buddha to the common folk.|Mitsumune describing Shinran to Naoe, 1582.|Assassin's Creed: Shadows|Stolen Faith}}
[[File:ACSH Stolen Faith 9.png|thumb|250px|Naoe holding a statue of Shinran]]
'''Shinran''' (親鸞, 21 May 1173 – 16 January 1263) was a [[Japan]]ese [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[Scholar|monk]] and the founder of what later became the {{Wiki|Jōdo Shinshū}} sect of {{Wiki|Buddhism in Japan|Japanese Buddhism}}.<ref>{{WP|Shinran}}</ref>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
In 1581, [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] retrieved a statue of Shinran on the request of Mitsumune. Upon returning it, Mitsumune instructed Naoe to take the statue to Kyonyo as he no longer felt himself a worthy protector.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – Stolen Faith</ref> Which she later did.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – Heads Will Roll</ref>
At some point prior to 1582, the monk [[Kyonyo]], leader of the ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]'', entrusted a statue of Shinran to [[Mitsumune]] for safekeeping. The statue was later stolen by [[bandit]]s, and Mitsumune could not afford to recover it due to his forces suffering heavy losses in the [[Ishiyama Hongan-ji War|war]] against [[Oda Nobunaga]].<ref name="Stolen Faith">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Stolen Faith]]</ref>
 
When the ''[[Ninja|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] was sent by Kyonyo to recruit Mitsumune and his men for a fight against Nobunaga's retainer [[Wada Koretake]], Mitsumune informed her of the loss of the statue and asked her to recover it to boost his men's morale. Naoe did so, retrieving the statue from the bandit hideout at the [[Toneyama Post Town]], and Mitsumune agreed to lend his aid to her and Kyonyo's cause. He also asked her to return the statue to Kyonyo, feeling that he was no longer worthy of protecting it,<ref name="Stolen Faith" /> and Naoe did so when she next met with Kyonyo. Later, Kyonyo gave the statue back to Naoe and asked her to keep it, believing that the figure might help guide her on her path.<ref name="Heads Will Roll">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Heads Will Roll (Shadows)|Heads Will Roll]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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==References==
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"Shinran granted us access to the Pure Land in the afterlife. Offered the way of Buddha to the common folk."
―Mitsumune describing Shinran to Naoe, 1582.[src]-[m]
Naoe holding a statue of Shinran

Shinran (親鸞, 21 May 1173 – 16 January 1263) was a Japanese Buddhist monk and the founder of what later became the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Japanese Buddhism.[1]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

At some point prior to 1582, the monk Kyonyo, leader of the Ikkō-ikki, entrusted a statue of Shinran to Mitsumune for safekeeping. The statue was later stolen by bandits, and Mitsumune could not afford to recover it due to his forces suffering heavy losses in the war against Oda Nobunaga.[2]

When the kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe was sent by Kyonyo to recruit Mitsumune and his men for a fight against Nobunaga's retainer Wada Koretake, Mitsumune informed her of the loss of the statue and asked her to recover it to boost his men's morale. Naoe did so, retrieving the statue from the bandit hideout at the Toneyama Post Town, and Mitsumune agreed to lend his aid to her and Kyonyo's cause. He also asked her to return the statue to Kyonyo, feeling that he was no longer worthy of protecting it,[2] and Naoe did so when she next met with Kyonyo. Later, Kyonyo gave the statue back to Naoe and asked her to keep it, believing that the figure might help guide her on her path.[3]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]