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The Shin Buddhist Classical Tradition
Alfred (Ed) Bloom
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Description for The Shin Buddhist Classical Tradition
Paperback. Collects key passages on Pure Land teaching from among the scriptures and the leading monks of the school. Editor(s): Bloom, Alfred. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
This book is an anthology of passages gathered from the leading monks and teachers of the Pure Land, or Shin, school of Buddhist teaching. Extending from the foundational texts and first interpreters in the 4th century, to Rennyo in the15th century, Professor Bloom's selections trace the development of Shin Buddhist teaching from monastic visualization practices to the widely popular path to salvation through faith in, and recitation of, the name of Amida Buddha. The collection features a foreword by Kenneth K. Tanaka and an insightful introduction by renowned scholar and editor, Alfred Bloom, whose selected passages have been arranged topically ... Read more
This book is an anthology of passages gathered from the leading monks and teachers of the Pure Land, or Shin, school of Buddhist teaching. Extending from the foundational texts and first interpreters in the 4th century, to Rennyo in the15th century, Professor Bloom's selections trace the development of Shin Buddhist teaching from monastic visualization practices to the widely popular path to salvation through faith in, and recitation of, the name of Amida Buddha. The collection features a foreword by Kenneth K. Tanaka and an insightful introduction by renowned scholar and editor, Alfred Bloom, whose selected passages have been arranged topically ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781936597277
SKU
V9781936597277
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99-15
About Alfred (Ed) Bloom
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 The Essential Shinran and Living in Amida's Universal Vow. He lives in Kailua, HI.
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