Collection of the Deities' Wishes - Shoshinhonkaishu

Japanese: 諸神本懐集 - しょしんほんかいしゅう

A Buddhist Shinto book. Written in 1324 by Sonkaku (1290-1373), the eldest son of Kakunyo, the third-generation grandson of Shinran. 2 volumes. In the Kamakura period, this book discusses Shinto from the standpoint of Jodo Shinshu, in contrast to the Shinto-Buddhist syncretism preached by the Tendai and Shingon sects. It is a kind of defensive work against the general suspicion that Shinshu, which is devoted to Amida, is incompatible with the veneration of Shinto gods, and takes the position that Buddha is the original form of Shinmei, and Shinmei is the manifestation of Buddha. Therefore, it accepts the veneration of Shinto gods as quorum shrines, that is, shrines that are manifestations of Buddha, but does not accept jitsusha, that is, shrines that are not manifestations. However, it ultimately attributes all veneration to the faith in Amida, the only Buddha, who is the root of all.

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Japanese:

仏教的神道書。元亨4 (1324) 年，親鸞の3世の孫，覚如の長子，存覚 (1290～1373) の著。2巻。鎌倉時代，天台宗，真言宗などで唱えられていた神仏習合神道に対して，浄土真宗の立場から神道を論じたもの。弥陀専念の真宗が神祇尊崇と相いれないという一般の疑惑に対する一種の弁護的著作で，仏陀は神明の本地であり，神明は仏陀の垂迹 (すいじゃく) であるとする立場をとる。したがって，神祇を権社すなわち仏の垂迹である神社を尊崇することは認めるが，実社すなわち垂迹でない神社は認めない。しかし最終的には権社崇拝ではなく，一切の根本である弥陀一仏の信仰に帰すとするものである。

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