Curriculum Calendar

This is one recommended order of these lessons which follows Shinran Shonin's life chronologically. However, they may be taught in any way desired.

1. Introduction (No Lesson Plan)

2. Kamakura Period

   • Kamakura Taste Test (optional or included in above)

3. Matsuwakamaro’s Childhood

4. Matsuwakamaro’s Tokudo

5. Day at Mt. Hiei

6. Rokkakkudo

7. Honen Game

8. Honen and Shinran

9. Jodo Shu

10. Why Exile

11. Trip to Echigo 1/Trip to Echigo 2

    • I would recommend 2

12. Life in Echigo

13. Trip to Hitachi

14. Pure Land Sutras (Order of the next 4 can be switched or can be skipped altogether)

15. Kyo Gyo Shin Sho

16. Sho Shin Ge (Maybe combined w/ Wasan)

17. Wasan

18. Bennen

19. Shinran’s Teachings

20. Tokaido - Trip back to Kyoto

21. Kyoto and Zenran

22. Eshinnni (This can be moved up to after 11 or 12)

23. Passing

24. Founding of Jodo Shinshu

25. Modern Shinran

26. Living with Nembutsu

27. Yearbook

Scheduled in as required

• Mother’s Day

• Bodhi Day

• Hanamatsuri

Optional

• Shinran Shonin Chase

• Jeopardy Game based on Shinran Shonin’s life

• Shinran & Rennyo Shrine