The Essential Teachings of Shinran by Alfred Bloom

The Essential Teachings of Shinran by Alfred Bloom

Shinran (1173-1262) is the founder of the Jodo Shinshu Pure Land Buddhist tradition in Japan during the Kamakura period. This movement, once set in motion, eventually became the largest Buddhist sect in Japan and spread to the West at the end of the nineteenth century. Renowned scholar of Shin Buddhism, Alfred Bloom, presents the life and spiritual legacy of Shinran Shonin, the influential religious reformer and founder of Pure Land Buddhism, the most popular school of Buddhism in Japan today. Bloom presents a wide selection of Shinran's essential writings on the key Shin Buddhist idea of "true entrusting" (shinjin) to the Other-Power of Amida Buddha through His Vow to save all sentient beings. "The Essential Teachings of Shinran", also, includes a foreword by Shin Buddhist scholar, Rueben Habito, a detailed glossary of foreign terms, and a select bibliography for further reading.

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Alfred Bloom, former professor at the University of Hawaii and Dean of the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California, is the author of Shinran's Gospel of Pure Grace and editor of Living in Amida's Universal Vow. He lives in Kailua, HI.

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ISBN 13	9781933316215
ISBN 10	1933316217
Title	The Essential Teachings of Shinran
Author	Alfred Bloom
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	World Wisdom Books
Year published	2007-03-31
Number of pages	328
Prizes	Runner-up for IndieFab awards (Religion) 2007
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