# Kakunyo

> Kakunyo was a key figure of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism active from the late Kamakura period through the Nanboku-chō period. He was the great-grandson of Shinran and served as the third Monshu of the influential Hongan-ji Temple in Kyoto. As head priest of the Ōtani Hongan-ji, he played a decisive role in transforming Shinran's mausoleum into a fully institutionalized Buddhist temple. He is thus regarded by modern scholars as the de facto founder of Hongan-ji as a true religious institution with a doctrinal orthodoxy and regular services.

*Japanese Jōdo Shinshū priest (1270–1351) and great-grandson of Shinran*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kakunyo

## Identity
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1271-02-16
- **Died:** 1351-02-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Kakunyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakunyo)
- [کاکونیو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88)
- [Kakunyo](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakunyo)
- [覚如](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A6%9A%E5%A6%82)
- [Kakunyo](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakunyo)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3192053)

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