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Ninshō
Ninshō ( 忍性, August 19, 1217 – August 25, 1303 (Kengen July 16 – Kempo July 12)) was a Japanese Shingon Risshu
priest during the Kamakura period.[1] His was instrumental in reviving Ritsu Buddhism during this period, as well as
establishing facilities to care for invalids.[2] He was criticized by his contemporary Nichiren.

He is sometimes called Ninshō Ryōkan ( 忍性良観 ), or simply Ryōkan ( 良観 ), as well. He was a disciple of Eison
(1201 – 1290), another Ritsu priest of the period. He was born in Byōbunosato, Shikinoshimonokōri, Yamato Province,
now part of Miyake in Nara Prefecture.

References
1. "The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism: Ryokan" (http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=1861). Soka
Gakkai International. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
2. Nakamura, Hajime; Wiener, Philip P. (1 January 1964). Ways of thinking of Eastern peoples: India, China, Tibet,
Japan (https://books.google.com/books?id=sePiBcehtYcC&pg=PA369&lpg=PA369&dq=Ninsho+Ryokan&source=
bl&ots=FTuR04IHMj&sig=qr8tdUT_InJOkZYuuSS8iZsVU4Q&hl=en&ei=Xo6iS--ECoSIswO33enbAw&sa=X&oi=bo
ok_result&ct=result&resnum=18&ved=0CEEQ6AEwEQ#v=onepage&q=Ninsho%20Ryokan&f=false). Honolulu,
Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. p. 369. ISBN 0-8248-0078-8. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

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