Hōnen’s Idea of Nenbutsu ōjō 念仏往生 in the Tamemori hosshin innenshū 為盛発心因縁集

Abstract

The Tamemori hosshin innenshū 為盛発心因縁集 is a tale in which a dialogue between Tsunoto 津戸 and Hōnen 法然 is described, but the contents of the questions and answers have not been fully examined.

Considering the ideological features of nenbutsu ōjō 念仏往生 described in the Tamemori hosshin innenshū, it is clear that the story preached, as Hōnen’s teachings, the idea that all people can go to the Pure Land (gokuraku jōdo 極楽浄土) equally by practicing nenbutsu zanmai 念仏三昧 which focuses singlemindedly on nenbutsu.