“Orphaned at 8, Matsuwakamaru becomes monk Shinran, seeking escape from death's cycle and founding Joudo Shinshuu Buddhism.”
Sekai no Hikari: Shinran Shounin
世界の光 親鸞聖人
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Orphaned at 8, Matsuwakamaru becomes monk Shinran, seeking escape from death's cycle and founding Joudo Shinshuu Buddhism.
Young Matsuwakamaru loses his father as an infant. To make matters worse, his beloved mother Kikkou passes away when he's 8 years old. While facing her death, Matsuwakamaru is puzzled at where people go when they die. If there is a cycle of heaven, hell, and rebirth, is there a way to escape this torturous circle, he wonders. With this great determination for the discovery of knowledge in mind, at only 9 years old, he joins a Buddhist monastery on Mt. Hiei, and changes his name to Shinran. This is the story of the man who would someday open the doors to the Joudo Shinshuu sect of Buddhism. (Source: ANN)
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- Format 6 × 32′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jun 1992 – May 1999
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8670 catalog
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