* 1175 Hōnen founds the Jōdo-shū sect

Hōnen ( 1133 – 1212 ) another ex-Tendai monk, left the tradition in 1175 to found his own sect, Jōdo shū (" Pure Land School ").

1175: Hōnen introduces the Jōdō ( Pure Land ) school to Japan.

Jōdo-shū was founded by Hōnen ( 法然 ), 1175

It was established in 1175 and is the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan, along with Jōdo Shinshū.

Saladin had by now agreed truces with his Zengid rivals and the Kingdom of Jerusalem ( latter occurred in the summer of 1175 ), but faced a threat from the Hashshashin sect or " Assassins " led by Rashid ad-Din Sinan.

In 1175, Abergavenny Castle was the scene of a reputed massacre of local Welsh chieftains by the pious and ruthless William de Braose.

* Classical or Angkor Wat Style ( 1080 – 1175 ): Angkor Wat, the temple and perhaps the mausoleum of King Suryavarman II, is the greatest of the Angkorian temples and defines what has come to be known as the classical style of Angkorian architecture.

This statue is dated between 1150 and 1175 A. D.

St. Raymond of Penyafort ( 1175 – 1275 ), a Spanish Dominican priest, is the patron saint of canonists, due to his important contributions to the science of canon law.

* Walter of England c. 1175

On this basis, it is assumed that Judith died between 1171 and 1175.

In 1175 he appropriated the estates of the late Earl of Cornwall and gave them to John.

In the first years of the 10th century it had ten suffragan sees ; subsequently the number increased and about the year 1175 under the Emperor Manuel I Comnenus, it reached twenty-eight.

In 1175, Munich was officially granted city status and received fortification.

This classic text was translated into Latin in 1175 and later into many other languages and remained authoritative into the seventeenth century.

Otto IV of Brunswick ( 1175 – May 19, 1218 ) was one of two rival kings of the Holy Roman Empire from 1198 on, sole king from 1208 on, and emperor from 1209 on.

* Jouventin, P ; Aubin, T. & T Lengagne ( 1999 ) " Finding a parent in a king penguin colony: the acoustic system of individual recognition " Animal Behaviour 57: 1175 – 1183

* Philistia, an Iron Age pentapolis in the Southern Levant, established by Philistines c. 1175 BC and existing in various forms until the Assyrian conquest in 8th century

The Philistines (,,, or ;, Plištim ), Pleshet or Peleset, were a people who as part of the Sea peoples appeared in the southern coastal area of Canaan at the beginning of the Iron Age ( circa 1175 BC ), most probably from the Aegean region.

In about 1175 BC, Egypt was threatened with a massive land and sea invasion by the " Sea Peoples ," a coalition of foreign enemies which included the Tjeker, the Shekelesh, the Deyen, the Weshesh, the Teresh, the Sherden and the PRST ; the last group are commonly regarded as identical with the Philistines.

The war continued until 1175 without significant victories.

Late medieval rhetorical writings include those of St. Thomas Aquinas ( 1225 ?- 1274 ), Matthew of Vendome ( Ars Versificatoria, 1175?

In January 1175 Richard was dispatched to Aquitaine to punish the barons who had fought for him.

King Henry held a council at Gloucester in 1175 which was attended by a large gathering of Welsh princes, led by Rhys.

" Soon after, Saladin entered Homs and captured its citadel in March 1175, after stubborn resistance from its defenders.

On April 13, 1175, the Zengid troops marched to attack his forces, but soon found themselves surrounded by Saladin's Ayyubid veterans who crushed them.

Mas ' ud was born in 1175 and Yaq ' ub in 1176, the latter to Shamsa.

* Hōnen Shōnin ( Genkū ), religious founder

Hōnen ( 1133 – 1212 ) established Pure Land Buddhism as an independent sect in Japan, known as Jōdo Shu.

* Hōnen, founder of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism or Jōdo shū.

* Shinran, disciple of Hōnen and founder of Jōdo Shinshū sect.

Shinran was a pupil of Hōnen and the founder of what ultimately became the Jōdo Shinshū sect in Japan.

While in exile, Shinran sought to continue the work of Hōnen and spread the doctrine of salvation through Amida Buddha's compassion, as expressed through the nembutsu practice, however in time his teachings diverged from Hōnen enough that later followers would use the term Jōdo Shinshū or " True of the Pure Land Sect ", as opposed to Jōdo-shū or " Pure Land Sect ".

* Kōsai a disciple of Hōnen of the Jōdo Shū Buddhist sect

, also known as Jōdo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen.

Another disciple, Shinran founded the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, which diverges somewhat doctrinally, but otherwise is heavily influenced by Hōnen and his teachings.

In Jōdo Shinshū, Hōnen is considered the Seventh Patriarch.

* Hōnen, founder of Jodo Shu, a branch of Pure Land Buddhism ( b. 1133 )

* Hōnen, Japanese founder of Pure Land Buddhism ( d. 1212 )

* 1133 – 1212: Hōnen establishes Pure Land Buddhism as an independent sect in Japan.

Hōnen, founder of the Jōdo-shū Pure Land sect, likewise sought advice from Hossō scholars of his time as a novice monk, and later debated with them after establishing his sect.

Another Hossō scholar, Jōkei was among Hōnen's toughest critics, and frequently sought to refute his teachings, while simultaneously striving to make Buddhism more accessible to a wider audience as Hōnen by reviving devotion to Maitreya Bodhisattva and teaching followers the benefits of rebirth in the Tusita Heaven, rather than the Pure Land of Amitabha.

From that time on, Shinran considered himself, even after exile, a devout disciple of Hōnen rather than a founder establishing his own, distinct Pure Land school.

This period saw the introduction of the two schools that had perhaps the greatest impact on the country: ( 1 ) the Amidist Pure Land schools, promulgated by evangelists such as Genshin and articulated by monks such as Hōnen, which emphasize salvation through faith in Amitabha and remain the largest Buddhist sect in Japan ( and throughout Asia ); and ( 2 ) the more philosophical Zen schools, promulgated by monks such as Eisai and Dogen, which emphasize liberation through the insight of meditation, which were equally rapidly adopted by the upper classes and had a profound impact on Japanese culture.

Hōnen ( the founder of the Pure Land Buddhism in Japan ) concisely outlines the essential doctrines ( reciting Amida ’ s name, repentance, deep faith guarantee rebirth in the Pure Land ).