Shinran (親鸞code: ja is deprecated , 21 Mei 1173 – 16 Januari 1263)[1][2] adalah seorang biksu Buddha, yang lahir di Hino (sekarang Fushimi, Kyoto) dan hidup pada Zaman Kamakura. Shinran adalah murid Hōnen dan pendiri dari apa yang menjadi sekte Jōdo Shinshū di Jepang.
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