Tan-luan

Tánluán (Chinese: 曇鸞; Japanese pronunciation: Donran, 476–542) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who wrote on Pure Land Buddhism.[1] Tánluán is considered to be the Third Patriarch of Pure land Buddhism by the Japanese Pure Land sects like Jōdo-shu and Jōdo Shinshū.[2]

  1. ^ UBC Asian Studies (2021-01-26). 2020 Annual Symposium: Other Power in Buddhism. Retrieved 2024-10-15 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "The Five Pure Land Patriarchs". Koloa Jodo Mission- Buddhist Temple. Retrieved 2024-10-20.