Ippen

Ippen Shōnin (一遍上人) 1234–1289 also known as Zuien was a Japanese Buddhist itinerant preacher (hijiri) who founded the Ji-shū (時宗, "Time sect") branch of Pure Land Buddhism.

[1] Ippen was born at Hōgon-ji, a temple in Iyo Province (modern Ehime Prefecture) on the island of Shikoku.

[8] After Ippen's death many of his disciples appear to have committed suicide, throwing themselves into the sea in the hope of being reborn in the Pure Land.

The twelve handscrolls on silk show Ippen's trip around Japan, and are well known for their naturalistic depiction of "famous places", including Mount Fuji (富士), Kumano, Shitennō-ji (四天王寺), Zenkō-ji (善光寺), Enoshima (江ノ島), Yoshino (吉野), Itsukushima (厳島), and Naruto (鳴門).

The original scrolls no longer exist but were copied in many other versions including those at Shinkō-ji (真光寺), Hyōgo Prefecture.