This is a "Jodo Shinshu Otani-ha Summer Inner Garment." Although it appears bright due to reflection in the image, it is a normal black color (the color at the top of image 8). Jodo Shinshu [True Pure Land Buddhism] Shinshu, also known colloquially as Ikko-shu. A sect of Pure Land Buddhism, founded by Shinran. It uses the three Pure Land Sutras, *The Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life*, *The Sutra of Contemplation of Amitayus*, and *The Amitabha Sutra*, as its fundamental scriptures, and *Kyogyoshinsho* as the basis of its doctrinal teachings. In contrast to Honen's emphasis on the practice of reciting the Nembutsu, it emphasizes faith, and regards the Other Power of Amida Buddha as the fundamental principle of rebirth. It is a lay-based sect that allows the consumption of meat and marriage, and follows a lineage-based succession. Shinran did not intend to establish a new sect, but it was his great-grandson, Kakunyo, who first made Hongan-ji the head temple. During the Muromachi period, under the 8th Patriarch Rennyo, the sect's influence expanded dramatically, becoming the most widely supported sect among the common people. In the early Edo period, due to the shogunate's religious policies, it was divided into two factions in 1602: Nishi Hongan-ji (Hongan-ji sect) and Higashi Hongan-ji (Otani-ha). The head priests of Higashi and Nishi Hongan-ji were direct descendants of Shinran, but there are also other branches, including the Takada-ha, which traces its lineage to Shinran's disciple, Shinbutsu, as well as the Bukko-ji-ha, Kibe-ha, Kosho-ji-ha, Izumoji-ha, Yamamotoha, Seisho-ji-ha, and Sanmonto-ha, making up the ten Shinshu sects. Size: Length: 102 cm Sleeve Length: 73 cm Waist Width: 49 cm Weight: 540g Thank you. Buddhism Shakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Dainichi Nyorai Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Fudo Myoo Three Pure Land Sutras, Three Dainichi Sutras, Three Lotus Sutras Three Maitreya Sutras, Three Sutras for the Protection of the Nation Monk, Robe, Kasaya, Samue Bowl, Rosary, Fan Hosso Sect: Dosho Kegon Sect: Shinsho Ritsu Sect: Ganjin Tendai Sect: Saicho Shingon Sect: Kukai Yuzu Nembutsu Sect: Ryonin Jodo Sect: Honen Rinzai Sect: Eisai Jodo Shinshu Sect: Shinran Soto Sect: Dogen Nichiren Sect: Nichiren Ji Sect: Ippen Obaku Sect: Ingen