Shinran taught that keeping the precepts was an act of acting out one’s own strength (jiriki), and would not lead to one being reborn in the Pure Land. Previous studies have indicated that Shinran’s attitude made it clear that it is possible for a person with the sinful karma of breaking or not following the precepts to be reborn in the Pure Land during the degenerate age of the Dharma (mappō), in which keeping the precepts cannot be realized. In the present study, we focus on the views of the precepts of Shinran and the Kantō region. As a result we see that even Ryōkai, who has been said to have unique ideas differing from those of Shinran, shared a similar view of the precepts. Furthermore, Kenchi (of the Takada school), was noted to be well versed in the precepts, and it was shown that the Monsho 聞書 contains citations of works related to the precepts. In particular, the citations of texts permitting the consumption of the five forbidden pungent roots and meat shows that they had a strong interest in the precepts.
