Living in Amida's Universal Vow: Essays in Shin Buddhism

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Though it has been in the West for over one hundred years, Pure Land and Shin Buddhism has been little known or understood among Western peoples. This book brings together a sampling of the resources available for the study of Shin Pure Land Buddhism through a variety of essays from important and influential journals, and so contributes to a greater understanding of Buddhism in general and this school of Buddhism in particular.;FOREWORD BY TAITETSU UNNO; INTRODUCTION BY ALFRED BLOOM; I. MODERN SHIN BUDDHIST THINKERS; 1. "The Great Path of Absolute Other Power" and "My Faith"; 2. The Significance of Dharmakara Bodhisattva as Earthly Savior; 3. The Meaning of Salvation in the Doctrine of Pure Land Buddhism; 4. Shin Buddhism; II. INTERPRETATIONS OF SHIN BUDDHISM; 5. Centering and the World Beyond; 6. The Practice of Jodo-shinshu; 7. Shinjin is the Eternal Now; 8. Shinran's Vision of Absolute Compassion; 9. Religious Transformation and Language in Shinran. FOREWORD BY TAITETSU UNNO INTRODUCTION BY ALFRED BLOOM I. MODERN SHIN BUDDHIST THINKERS 1. "The Great Path of Absolute Other Power" and "My Faith" 2. The Significance of Dharmakara Bodhisattva as Earthly Savior 3. The Meaning of Salvation in the Doctrine of Pure Land Buddhism 4. Shin Buddhism II. INTERPRETATIONS OF SHIN BUDDHISM 5. Centering and the World Beyond 6. The Practice of Jodo-shinshu 7. Shinjin is the Eternal Now 8. Shinran's Vision of Absolute Compassion 9. Religious Transformation and Language in Shinran.