jishin kyonin shin (jishin kyōnin shin)

(Language: Japanese)

Short Description: Shan-tao’s motto for the way to repay the Buddha’s benevolence. It means “to teach the faith which one has received oneself”

Long Description: Shan-tao’s motto for the way to repay the Buddha’s benevolence. It means “to teach (share) the faith (true entrusting) which one has received oneself.”

Sources: The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting