Renegade monk: honen and japanese pure land buddhism
Auteur :
Machida, Soho
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520211797
Date de publication :
1 avr. 1999
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Pure Land sect of Japanese Buddhism is one of the strongest Buddhist sects in Japan, with three and a half million followers. In this book, the author provides a detailed, objective account in English of the life and thought of its founder, Honenbo Genku (1133-1212), known as Honen.