Origins and development of pure land buddhism, the: a study and translation of gyonen's jodo homon genrusho
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195125245
Date de publication :
4 avr. 2002
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,9 x 3,7 cm
Poids :
975 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work offers a critical look at the thought and impact of the 13th-century Buddhist historian Gyonen (1240-1321) and the "Pure Land" school of Buddhism founded by Honen (1133-1212). Also included is a translation of Gyonen's "Jodo homon genrusho", the first history of Pure Land Buddhism.