Brotherhood of Shinsei

From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings

The Brotherhood of Shinsei is a religious organization that governs and oversees the thousands of temples, shrines and monasteries of Rokugan. It is named after Shinsei, the monk who led the Seven Thunders to victory over Fu Leng at the dawn of the Empire. Devoted to the study of the Tao of Shinsei, the worship of the kami no michi and the pursuit of enlightenment, the Brotherhood is the preeminent spiritual body in the Empire.

The Brotherhood is not a single cohesive whole, but instead consists of numerous sects and orders. Traditionally, the Four Temples of Kyuden Seppun acts as the "voice" of the Brotherhood of Shinsei when it acts as one or is represented in the courts.^[1] The Brotherhood's primary goals are to foster spiritual enlightenment and cultural improvements, and the monks eschew materialism or politics.^[2]

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[edit] Monk Schools

Monk schools are very different from tradtional samurai schools. The schools are usually a network of temples or a specific temple where the monk recieved induction into the monastic life. (3E p. 251)

• The Four Temples
• The Shrine of the Seven Thunders
• The Temple of Kaimetsu-uo
• The Temple of Osano-Wo
• The Temples of the Thousand Fortunes

[edit] Members of the Brotherhood

See Members of the Brotherhood of Shinsei for a listing of notable monks.

See Leaders of the Brotherhood of Shinsei for a listing of the notable leaders throughout time.

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