Genshin's Ōjōyōshū and the Construction of Pure Land Discourse in Heian Japan / / Robert F. Rhodes; ed. by Richard K. Payne.
The Ōjōyōshū, written by the monk Genshin (942-1017), is one of the most important texts in the history of Japanese religions. It is the first comprehensive guide to the doctrine and practice of Pure Land Buddhism written in Japan and so played a pivotal role in establishing this form of Buddhism in...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pure Land Buddhist Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Series Editor's Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. The Background to the Ōjōyōshū
- Part II. Genshin's Life
- Part III. The Central Ideas of the Ōjōyōshū
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author