Shin Buddhist Classical Tradition Vol 2: A Reader in Pure Land Teaching

by Bloom, Alfred
ISBN: 9781936597383
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This second volume of passages gathered from the leading monks and teachers of the Pure Land, or Shin, school of Buddhist teaching focuses on religious practice. Extending from the foundational texts and first interpreters in the 4th century, to Rennyo in the 15th century, Professor Bloom s selections trace the development of Shin Buddhist teaching from monastic visualization practices to the widely popular path to salvation through faith in, and recitation of, the name of Amida Buddha. Volume 2 features a foreword by Kenneth K. Tanaka and an introduction by renowned scholar and editor, Alfred Bloom, whose selected passages have been arranged topically for easy reference on issues of Pure Land teaching. The key interpreters featured are the Seven Great Teachers from India, China, and Japan (Nagarjuna, Vasubandhu; T an-luan, Tao-ch o, Shan-tao; Genshin, Honen), selected as doctrinal authorities by Shinran (1173-1263), the founder of the Japanese Pure Land sect."
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Bloom, Alfred
  • ISBN: 9781936597383
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.10 x 0.59
  • Number Of Pages: 182
  • Publication Year: 2014
Language: English