Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan

Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan

Author: Galen Amstutz

Publisher: BRILL

ISBN: 9789004401501

Category: Religion

Page: 356

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Pure Land was one of the main fields of mythopoesis and discourse among the Asian Buddhist traditions, and in Japan of central cultural importance from the Heian period right up to the present. The pieces reproduced in this set have been chosen as linchpin works accentuating the diversity and evolution of Pure Land Buddhism. These selections of previously published articles will serve as an essential starting-point for anyone interested in this perhaps underestimated area of Buddhist studies.
Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan
Language: en
Pages: 316

Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan

Authors: Galen Amstutz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-08 - Publisher: BRILL

Pure Land was one of the main fields of mythopoesis and discourse among the Asian Buddhist traditions, and in Japan of central cultural importance from the Heian period right up to the present. The pieces reproduced in this set have been chosen as linchpin works accentuating the diversity and evolution
Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan
Language: en
Pages: 356

Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan

Authors: Galen Amstutz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-08 - Publisher: BRILL

Pure Land was one of the main fields of mythopoesis and discourse among the Asian Buddhist traditions, and in Japan of central cultural importance from the Heian period right up to the present. The pieces reproduced in this set have been chosen as linchpin works accentuating the diversity and evolution
Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan
Language: en
Pages: 466

Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan

Authors: Galen Amstutz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-08 - Publisher: BRILL

Pure Land was one of the main fields of mythopoesis and discourse among the Asian Buddhist traditions, and in Japan of central cultural importance from the Heian period right up to the present. The pieces reproduced in this set have been chosen as linchpin works accentuating the diversity and evolution
Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan
Language: en
Pages: 1108

Critical Readings on Pure Land Buddhism in Japan

Authors: Galen Amstutz, Galen Dean Amstutz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher:

Pure Land was one of the main fields of mythopoesis and discourse among the Asian Buddhist traditions, and in Japan of central cultural importance from the Heian period right up to the present. However, its range, inconsistency, variability, and complexity have tended to be misevaluated. The pieces reproduced in this
Pure Land Buddhism in Modern Japanese Culture
Language: en
Pages: 276

Pure Land Buddhism in Modern Japanese Culture

Authors: Elisabetta Porcu
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-07-25 - Publisher: BRILL

Focusing on one of the most influential religious traditions in Japan, Pure Land Buddhism, this book offers a survey of its impact on mainstream forms of art in modern and contemporary Japan