The Sanjō Wasan (三帖和讃) is a collection of three Japanese hymns written by

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founder,

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. Alternative English titles have been given such as the "Three Eulogies" and "Three Pure Land Poems." The Sanjō Wasan was formally designated a

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of Japan. The text consists of the Jōdo Wasan (浄土和讃 Hymns of the

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), Kōso Wasan (高僧和讃 Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) and Shōzōmatsu Wasan (正像末和讃 Hymns of the Dharma Ages).

Jōdo Wasan

The Jōdo Wasan is composed of 118 verses, classified as follows: *Prefatory Hymns (1-2) *Hymns Based on

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in Praise of

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(3-50) *Hymns on the Larger Sutra (51-72) *Hymns on the

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(73-81) *Hymns on the Amitābha Sutra (82-86) *Hymns to Amitābha Based on Various Sutras (87-95) *Hymns on Benefits in the Present (96-110) *Hymns on

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(111-118)

Kōso Wasan

The Kōso Wasan is composed of 119 verses, classified as follows: *

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Bodhisattva (1-10) *

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Bodhisattva (11-20) *Master

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(21-54) *Master

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(55-61) *Master

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(62-87) *Master

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(88-97) *Master Genkū (98-117) *Concluding Hymns (118-119)

Shōzōmatsu Wasan

The Shōzōmatsu Wasan is composed of 116 verses, classified as follows: *Hymn on the Prophetic Dream (Prefatory Hymn) (1) *Pure Land Hymns on the Right, Semblance, and Last Dharma Ages (2-59) *Hymns on the Offense of Doubting the

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(60-82) *Hymns in Praise of

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(83-93) * Gutoku’s Hymns of Lament and Reflection (94-109) *Hymns on

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(Also called the "Additional Hymns of Lament on the Term Hotoke") (110-114) * Section on Jinen Hōni (and Concluding Hymns) (115-116)

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The Collected Works of ShinranCommentary on Shinran's Wasan (Hymns) in Three Volumes
{{Authority control Pure Land Buddhism Jōdo Shinshū Works by Shinran Kamakura-period books about Buddhism Hymns