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The letters of Eshinni (1182-1268?), a Buddhist nun and the wife of Shinran (1173-1262), the founder of the Shin school of Buddhism, were discovered in 1921. James C. Dobbins usesthese letters to shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan.

Letters of the Nun Eshinni Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824828707, 978-0824828707
      ISBN10: 0824828704

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      Book Synopsis
      The letters of Eshinni (1182-1268?), a Buddhist nun and the wife of Shinran (1173-1262), the founder of the Shin school of Buddhism, were discovered in 1921. James C. Dobbins usesthese letters to shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan.

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