It is said that Shinbutsu studied under Shinran at Inada Soan (now Sainen-ji Temple in Inada, Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture) around 1224 and he had Shinran shave his head to become a priest in 1225. 1224年(元仁元年)ごろ稲田草庵(現在茨城県笠間市稲田にある西念寺)で親鸞に師事してその教を受け、翌1225年(嘉禄元年)に親鸞より剃髪を受けたという。 |