Basso

The monk Basso was the founder of the Shingon sect of Shinseism. At the tenth Great Convocation, Basso came forward with what he called the "Diamond Sutra", a text which appears to be mainly a reinterpretation of the Lotus Sutra. Basso claimed the Diamond Sutra was a "lost" teaching of Shinsei, though some believe Basso wrote it himself.Way of the Phoenix, page 118 Basso believed and taught the the Shinsei Sutra and the Tao of Shinsei were "elementary" teachings of Shinsei's, and placed all emphasis instead on the Diamond Sutra.Way of the Phoenix, page 119
The leadership of the Brotherhood of Shinsei accepted Basso's followers as the Shingon sect, the first sect to be given official recognition and acceptance.
== Yearly Meeting ==
Every year on the third moon during the Month of the Monkey, the entire sect met at a monastery founded by Basso. Secrets of the Empire, p. 165
Category:Leaders of the Brotherhood of Shinsei