Once one encounters the power of the Vow, no one passes through life in vain.
本願力にあひぬれば むなしくすぐるひとぞなき。
Philosophers
Shinran
Founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism (1173-1263). After twenty years on Mt Hiei he joined Honen's nembutsu movement at thirty-five. Exiled in 1207, he became neither monk nor layman, married, and taught absolute other-power.
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Source: 高僧和讃 (1248年)、天親菩薩讃Verified