西山 (other)

	西山 (other) 西山 is an East Asian name meaning "Western mountain" or "Western mountains". 西山 may refer to: * Xishan (other) (xīshān), the Chinese pinyin transliteration * Nishiyama (other), the Japanese transliteration of native Japanese reading * Seizan, Japanese transliteration of borrowed Chinese reading Shōkū, Buddhist monk, also called Seizan Seizan is a branch of Jōdo-shū Buddhism that was founded by Hōnen's disciple, Shōkū. Shōkū often went by the name ''Seizan'' as well, however the name derives from the western mountains of Kyoto where Shōkū often dwelt. The main temple of this b ... , Buddhist sect, named for the monk {{disambig, chinese, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Xishan (other) Xishan may refer to the following locations in China: Western Hills (西山), mountain range in the west of Beijing Western Mountains (西山), mountain range located 12 km west of Kunming in Yunnan Xishan (, ''Xīshān'', lit. "Tin Hill"), a hill in Wuxi's Xihui Park Xishan District, Wuxi (锡山区), Jiangsu * Xishan District, Kunming (西山区), Yunnan Xishan, Guiping (西山镇), town in Guangxi See also 西山 (other), including Japanese uses * Nishiyama (other) Nishiyama(surname) ( ja, 西山, "western mountain") may refer to: People with the surname Hidetaka Nishiyama, American martial arts exponent and founder of Shotokan Kazutaka Nishiyama, Japanese baseball player Keiki Nishiyama, Japanese volley ... , most common Japanese reading {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nishiyama (other) Nishiyama(surname) ( ja, 西山, "western mountain") may refer to: People with the surname * Hidetaka Nishiyama, American martial arts exponent and founder of Shotokan Kazutaka Nishiyama, Japanese baseball player Keiki Nishiyama, Japanese volleyball player , Japanese photographer , Japanese handball player , Japanese baseball player Norio Nishiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist * Rei Nishiyama, Japanese softball player * Reiji Nishiyama, director of the anime ''Pita-Ten'' , Japanese footballer Soin Nishiyama, Tokugawa-era poet , Japanese footballer Takahisa Nishiyama, Japanese soccer player Takashi Nishiyama, Japanese video game developer Teppei Nishiyama, Japanese football player * Tomoka Nishiyama, Japanese shogi player , Japanese architect, city planner and architectural scholar , Japanese footballer , Japanese long-distance runner ;Fictional characters: Kankuro Nishiyama, a character in the manga/anime ''Muteki Kanban Musume'' Places Nishiyama, Niigata Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shōkū , sometimes called , was a disciple of Hōnen, founder of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect. Shōkū later succeeded Jōhen, another disciple of Hōnen, as the head of a former Shingon Buddhist temple, Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji, Eikandō, established a separate branch of Jōdo-shū called the Seizan branch (after its namesake), and completed the transition of Eikandō from a Shingon temple into a Jōdo shū one. Biography According to the temple's biography, Shōkū was born into a noble family, but by 14 years of age took an interest in Buddhism. In one legend, his mother stood before a famous bridge to have his fortune told. At that time, a monk passed by chanting the Lotus Sutra, which convinced her that he should be a priest. It was then that Shōkū studied under Hōnen for 23 years. Later in life, he became a disciple of Jōhen, who had recently converted from the Shingon faith to the Jōdo-shū faith, subsequently converting the Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji, Eikan-dō as well. Later Shoku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	西山 (other) 西山 is an East Asian name meaning "Western mountain" or "Western mountains". 西山 may refer to: * Xishan (other) (xīshān), the Chinese pinyin transliteration * Nishiyama (other), the Japanese transliteration of native Japanese reading * Seizan, Japanese transliteration of borrowed Chinese reading Shōkū, Buddhist monk, also called Seizan Seizan is a branch of Jōdo-shū Buddhism that was founded by Hōnen's disciple, Shōkū. Shōkū often went by the name ''Seizan'' as well, however the name derives from the western mountains of Kyoto where Shōkū often dwelt. The main temple of this b ... , Buddhist sect, named for the monk {{disambig, chinese, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Xishan (other) Xishan may refer to the following locations in China: Western Hills (西山), mountain range in the west of Beijing Western Mountains (西山), mountain range located 12 km west of Kunming in Yunnan Xishan (, ''Xīshān'', lit. "Tin Hill"), a hill in Wuxi's Xihui Park Xishan District, Wuxi (锡山区), Jiangsu * Xishan District, Kunming (西山区), Yunnan Xishan, Guiping (西山镇), town in Guangxi See also 西山 (other), including Japanese uses * Nishiyama (other) Nishiyama(surname) ( ja, 西山, "western mountain") may refer to: People with the surname Hidetaka Nishiyama, American martial arts exponent and founder of Shotokan Kazutaka Nishiyama, Japanese baseball player Keiki Nishiyama, Japanese volley ... , most common Japanese reading {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nishiyama (other) Nishiyama(surname) ( ja, 西山, "western mountain") may refer to: People with the surname * Hidetaka Nishiyama, American martial arts exponent and founder of Shotokan Kazutaka Nishiyama, Japanese baseball player Keiki Nishiyama, Japanese volleyball player , Japanese photographer , Japanese handball player , Japanese baseball player Norio Nishiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist * Rei Nishiyama, Japanese softball player * Reiji Nishiyama, director of the anime ''Pita-Ten'' , Japanese footballer Soin Nishiyama, Tokugawa-era poet , Japanese footballer Takahisa Nishiyama, Japanese soccer player Takashi Nishiyama, Japanese video game developer Teppei Nishiyama, Japanese football player * Tomoka Nishiyama, Japanese shogi player , Japanese architect, city planner and architectural scholar , Japanese footballer , Japanese long-distance runner ;Fictional characters: Kankuro Nishiyama, a character in the manga/anime ''Muteki Kanban Musume'' Places Nishiyama, Niigata Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shōkū , sometimes called , was a disciple of Hōnen, founder of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect. Shōkū later succeeded Jōhen, another disciple of Hōnen, as the head of a former Shingon Buddhist temple, Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji, Eikandō, established a separate branch of Jōdo-shū called the Seizan branch (after its namesake), and completed the transition of Eikandō from a Shingon temple into a Jōdo shū one. Biography According to the temple's biography, Shōkū was born into a noble family, but by 14 years of age took an interest in Buddhism. In one legend, his mother stood before a famous bridge to have his fortune told. At that time, a monk passed by chanting the Lotus Sutra, which convinced her that he should be a priest. It was then that Shōkū studied under Hōnen for 23 years. Later in life, he became a disciple of Jōhen, who had recently converted from the Shingon faith to the Jōdo-shū faith, subsequently converting the Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji, Eikan-dō as well. Later Shoku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]