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Though it has been in the West for over one hundred years, Pure Land and Shin Buddhism has been little known or understood among Western peoples. This book brings together a sampling of the resources available for the study of Shin Pure Land Buddhism through a variety of essays from important and influential journals, and so contributes to a greater understanding of Buddhism in general and this school of Buddhism in particular.;FOREWORD BY TAITETSU UNNO; INTRODUCTION BY ALFRED BLOOM; I. MODERN SHIN BUDDHIST THINKERS; 1. "The Great Path of Absolute Other Power" and "My Faith"; 2. The Significance of Dharmakara Bodhisattva as Earthly Savior; 3. The Meaning of Salvation in the Doctrine of Pure Land Buddhism; 4. Shin Buddhism; II. INTERPRETATIONS OF SHIN BUDDHISM; 5. Centering and the World Beyond; 6. The Practice of Jodo-shinshu; 7. Shinjin is the Eternal Now; 8. Shinran's Vision of Absolute Compassion; 9. Religious Transformation and Language in Shinran.

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Author

Bloom, Alfred

Publisher

World Wisdom, Incorporated

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781935493310

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Buddhism