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University of Hawai'i Press Letters of the Nun Eshinni Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan
Book SynopsisThe 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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University of Hawai'i Press O astu pass la nuit Une histoire personnelle
Book SynopsisThis work combines the biography of the founder of Shin Buddhism with a detailed study of the complex development of the religion, from its simple beginnings as a small, rural primarily lay Buddhist movement in the 12th century to its rapid growth as a powerful urban religion in the 15th century.Trade ReviewThe most complete and important book on the early history of Shin Buddhism to appear in English.... No other work in English combines the biography of the founder with such a detailed study of the complex development of Shin Buddhism from its simple beginnings as a small, rural primarily lay Buddhist movement in the 12th century to its rapid growth as a powerful urban religion in the 15th century. - Choice
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University of Hawai'i Press Letters of the Nun Eshinni Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan
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University of California Press Selected Works of D.T. Suzuki Volume II
Book SynopsisDaisetsu Teitaro Suzuki was a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism to the non-Asian world. This volume brings together Suzuki's writings on Pure Land Buddhism. It analyzes Suzuki's cogent, and thought-provoking interpretations, which helped stimulate new understandings of Pure Land Buddhism quite different from traditional doctrine.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Editorial Note 1. The Development of the Pure Land Doctrine in Buddhism 2. Zen and Jodo, Two Types of Buddhist Experience 3. Selection from The Koan Exercise 4. The Shin Sect of Buddhism 5. Selections from Japanese Spirituality 6. Sayings of a Modern Tariki Mystic 7. The Myokonin 8. From Saichi's Journals 9. Infinite Light 10. The Spirit of Shinran Shonin Notes Glossary of Japanese, Chinese, and Sanskrit Terms Bibliography Index
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