The Shin Buddhist Classical Tradition
17,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Versandkostenfrei*
Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
payback
9 °P sammeln
  • Broschiertes Buch

Pure Land or Shin Buddhism is the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan. Yet in the West it has been overshadowed by the more famous Zen Buddhism. In Volume 2 of his new work, renowned author and scholar of the Shin tradition, Alfred Bloom, has collected key passages on Pure Land religious practice from among the scriptures and the leading monks of the school during the 4th-15th centuries C.E., the period of the tradition's greatest flowering. Arranged by topic for easy reference, and including a foreword by Kenneth K. Tanaka, it is sure to be an instant classic.

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
Pure Land or Shin Buddhism is the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan. Yet in the West it has been overshadowed by the more famous Zen Buddhism. In Volume 2 of his new work, renowned author and scholar of the Shin tradition, Alfred Bloom, has collected key passages on Pure Land religious practice from among the scriptures and the leading monks of the school during the 4th-15th centuries C.E., the period of the tradition's greatest flowering. Arranged by topic for easy reference, and including a foreword by Kenneth K. Tanaka, it is sure to be an instant classic.
Autorenporträt
Alfred Bloom is one of the foremost authorities on Shin Buddhism. He received his PhD. from Harvard, and he is former professor at the University of Hawaii and Dean of the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. He is the editor of The Essential Shinran and The Shin Buddhist Classical Tradition: A Reader in Pure Land Teaching, Vol. 1. He lives in Kailua, HI.