2 Brian Peppers, who was he? The Ichigon Hoden was translated into English by Dennis Hirota, who also translated 'The Record of Ippen', and was released in 1989 by Ryukoku University as 'Plain Words on the Pure Land Way'. Her mom was of mixed descent, German, and English. Either way, terrific site and I appear forward to viewing it broaden more than time. By the way, how could we communicate?