If you think of Buddhism, images of temples, orange robes, and golden statues come to mind. But Buddhism is much more than that: it was born out of the humility of a young prince, Siddhartha Gautama, his failures and a bowl of rice.

Jodō Shinshū takes us aback, twisting our expectations of what Buddhism is their heads, and in doing so, it brings back the openness of the Buddha's message of awakening to all.

A sketch of Shinran Shonin's life, the figure at the center of Jodō Shinshū teaching and practice. A spiritual innovator, that brought Buddhism to the masses, wide opening the doors of Pure Land Buddhism for everyone.