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Shandao
This article is about Shandao (Zendō), an influential 7th-century Buddhist writer. For other uses of Zendo see Zendo (disambiguation)
Shandao (; Japanese: Zendō) (613-681) was an influential writer for the Pure Land Buddhism, prominent in China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan. His writings had a strong influence on later Pure Land masters including Hōnen and Shinran in Japan.
In Jōdo Shinshū, he is considered the Fifth Patriarch.