The Pure Land Tradition: History and DevelopmentJames Harlan Foard, Michael Solomon, Richard Karl Payne This collection includes the scholarship on one of the most important strains of Buddhism, the Pure Land Tradition. The essays trace its historical evolution from its origins in India through its development in China to medieval Japan. |
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The Pure Land Tradition: History and Development James Harlan Foard,Michael Solomon,Richard Karl Payne No preview available - 1996 |
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Amida Buddha Amitabha Amitayus Ananda attain believe birth bodhisattvas born buddhahood Bukkyō century Chia-ts'ai Chikō China Chinese Ching-t'u Chu Hung death dharma disciple doctrine early enlightenment evil faith five contemplative gates followers fuda hijiri Hōnen Honganji Hossō Ibid Ibun Ikkō ikki Ippen Japan Japanese Jishu Jodo Jōdo Shinshu Kaga Kakunyo kakure nembutsu kakushi nembutsu kalpas kami kanjin karmic Kenkyu Kōya Kyoto Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Larger Sutra Lotus Mahāyāna means meditation merit mind monk monto Nara period nembutsu nien-fo Nihon ōbō ihon ofumi ōjō ōjōden original path person practice priest Primal Vow Pure Land Buddhism Pure Land sutras Pure Land thought Pure Land tradition rank Rebirth Treatise reborn recitation religious Rennyo Rennyo Shōnin ritual salvation samsara Sanron Sanskrit scriptures sect Shan-tao Shingon Shinkō Shinran shisō Shōtoku Sukhāvatī Sung T'an-luan T'ang Tao-ch'o Taoist Tathāgata teaching temple Tendai tion Tokyo translation Vasubandhu wang-sheng Yoshizaki zammai