page_title: Shinnyo-en
hierarchical_section_title: Shinnyo-en
caption_attribution_description: English: Shinnyo-en Headquarters日本語: 真如苑本部
context_page_description: Shinnyo-en is a Japanese Buddhist order in the tradition of the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism. It was founded in 1936 by Shinjō Itō, and his wife Tomoji in a suburb of metropolitan Tokyo, the city of Tachikawa, where its headquarters is still located.
  In 2011, Shinnyo-en was reported to have 860 000 members, and temples and training centers in several countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas. The temples are characterised by the Nirvana image, a statue of the reclining Buddha.
  Central to Shinnyo-en is the belief, expressed in the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, that all beings possess Buddha-nature, a natural, unfettered purity that can respond creatively and compassionately to any situation in life.
  As of 2017 the head of Shinnyo-en was Shinsō Itō, who holds the rank of Daisōjō, the highest rank in traditional Shingon Buddhism.
context_section_description: Shinnyo-en (真如苑, Borderless Garden of Truth) is a Japanese Buddhist order  in the tradition of the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism. It was founded in 1936 by Shinjō Itō (真乗伊藤, 1906-1989), and his wife Tomoji (友司, 1912-1967) in a suburb of metropolitan Tokyo, the city of Tachikawa, where its headquarters is still located.
  In 2011, Shinnyo-en was reported to have 860 000 members, and temples and training centers in several countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas. The temples are characterised by the Nirvana image, a statue of the reclining Buddha.
  Central to Shinnyo-en is the belief, expressed in the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, that all beings possess Buddha-nature, a natural, unfettered purity that can respond creatively and compassionately to any situation in life.
  As of 2017 the head of Shinnyo-en was Shinsō Itō (born 1942, also known as 'Keishu'), who holds the rank of Daisōjō, the highest rank in traditional Shingon Buddhism.
caption: Shinnyo-en Headquarters
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