The or The Hymn of True Faith was written by the founder of Jà Âdo Shinshà « Buddhism, Shinran. It consists of an outline of the Pure Land Buddhism teaching according to Shinran's personal interpretation. The structure is as follows:
The Shà Âshinge is followed by six verses from Shinran's Sanjà  Wasan. The first six verses of the Jà Âdo Wasan (æµÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂè®Â) section of the Sanjà  Wasan (based on Donran's San Amida Butsu Ge), are most frequently used but traditional temples work their way through the whole Sanjà  Wasan on an annual basis. In the past Hongan-ji temples chanted the Shà Âshinge and Wasan daily at 6 AM, but some Jà Âdo Shinshà « temples now reserve the Shà Âshinge for special holidays due to its length. The Shà Âshinge can take up to 30 minutes to chant in its entirety.
In Higashi Hongan-ji there are 10 styles of chanting the Shoshinge and in Nishi Hongan-ji 5. Only two or three styles are used regularly. The everyday style is fast, light and monotone whereas the formal styles are often slower, higher toned and more rhythmical.