The Seeker: The Life Story of Shinran Shonin, Part 3, the final volume of The Seeker series, vividly depicts the last half of the life of Shinran, who is regarded as the “spiritual forebear” on the Shin Buddhist path.
who guided him to discover the essence of Buddhist teachings through the sole practice of the Nenbutsu. Heartbroken at the loss, Shinran decided not to return to Kyoto, but instead moved to a new place in search of better Buddhist resources to deepen the understanding of Hōnen’s teaching.
This book is the English version of the popular graphic novel Manga Shūso Shinran Shonin, Volume 3, which was originally published in Japanese by the Higashi Honganji (Shinshū Ōtani-ha) Nanba Betsuin in Osaka, Japan.