| rdfs:comment | - Shinnyo-en(真如苑) (meaning "Borderless Garden of Truth") is a reputed Buddhist school open to lay practitioners, from different religions or beliefs, and monks alike. The principal Sutra on which the Shinnyo teachings are based is Buddha's Mahaparinirvana Sutra. The teachings also combine elements of traditional Theravadan, Mahayanan and Vajrayan Buddhism with the teachings and practices initiated by the founder of Shinnyo en, Shinjo Ito (né, Fumiaki Ito; March 28, 1906-July 19, 1989) who trained at Shingon, and his wife Tomoji Ito (née,Tomoji Uchida, May 9, 1912-August 6, 1967), the first woman in the 1,000 - year history of Daigoji monastery in Kyoto to receive the rank of 'daisojo' as a laywoman.
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| abstract | - Shinnyo-en(真如苑) (meaning "Borderless Garden of Truth") is a reputed Buddhist school open to lay practitioners, from different religions or beliefs, and monks alike. The principal Sutra on which the Shinnyo teachings are based is Buddha's Mahaparinirvana Sutra. The teachings also combine elements of traditional Theravadan, Mahayanan and Vajrayan Buddhism with the teachings and practices initiated by the founder of Shinnyo en, Shinjo Ito (né, Fumiaki Ito; March 28, 1906-July 19, 1989) who trained at Shingon, and his wife Tomoji Ito (née,Tomoji Uchida, May 9, 1912-August 6, 1967), the first woman in the 1,000 - year history of Daigoji monastery in Kyoto to receive the rank of 'daisojo' as a laywoman. Today, Shinnyo-en has more than one million followers worldwide, and temples and training centres in several countries in Asia, Europe and America. The temples are characterised by the statue of the reclining Buddha. Central to Shinnyo-en is the belief, expressed in Buddha's Nirvana Sutra, that all beings possess a natural, unfettered purity that can respond creatively and compassionately to any situation in life. The current head of Shinnyo-en is Her Holiness Keishu Shinso Ito (1942-) who holds the rank of 'daisojo', the highest rank in Japanese Buddhism. On October 16, 2009 she accepted an invitation from Daigo-ji monastery to officiate at a ceremony marking Great Master Shobo Rigen's 1,100th memorial.
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