ABSTRACT

With a foreword by Prof. Alfred Bloom. This completely new study of Japanese Shin Buddhism offers a valuable combination of historical development, carefully selected readings with commentaries and illustrations. Widely welcomed both for its scope as course work reader and as a general introduction to the subject.

chapter |3 pages

General Introduction: PART I

Meeting Popular Buddhism in Japan

chapter |9 pages

General Introduction: Part II

The Development of Mahayana Buddhism

chapter 1|25 pages

Shinran — the Founder

chapter 2|29 pages

Shin Buddhism in the Modern Age

chapter 3|13 pages

The Dobokai Movement

chapter 7|11 pages

Shin Buddhist Education

chapter 8|30 pages

Shin Buddhist Mission in Hawai'i