10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURE LAND SECTS»
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Pure Land sects in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Pure Land sects and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Religion in Japan: Unity and Diversity
The leaders of Pure Land, Nichiren, and Zen Bud— dhism built upon this Heian
precedent by developing specific practices for the pursuit of Buddhist fulfillment.8
THE PURE LAND SECTS: FAITH IN AMIDA AND THE RECITATION OF THE ...
2
Obaku Zen: The Emergence of the Third Sect of Zen in ...
The new Kamakura schools each sought in its own way to simplify Buddhist
practice by focusing on a single form: the Pure Land sects relied on recitation of
the nembutsu, the Nichiren sect on reciting the title of the Lotus Sutra, and the
Zen ...
Helen Josephine Baroni, 2000
3
Western
Pure Land Buddhism
and within 9 These are the three canonical sutras ofjodo Shinshu and most Pure
Land sects. 10 This sutra tells us of the origin of Amida Buddha, expounds the 48
vows and describes the Pure Land. 11 This sutra describes the Pure Land and ...
Faith ought to be actualized in life through ethical actions, chief of which are, he
held, reverence for sovereign, teacher and parent.13 The Pure Land sects went
in some ways the farthest of any of the new currents in Buddhism in the direction
...
5
Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art, 1600-2005
It was one of the largest denominations of the Pure Land sects, founded in the
Kamakura period (1185–1336), that proselytized most heavily to commoners.
The basic tenet of the Pure Land sects espouses an easy path to salvation,
especially ...
Patricia Jane Graham, 2007
6
Man in Adaptation: The Institutional Framework
This is most markedly shown in the three great sects or congeries of sects which
arose in those centuries, the Zen, Nichiren and J6do or Pure Land sects. Eisai (l
l4l-l2l5), founder of the Rinzai school of Zen in Japan, taught that knowledge of ...
7
Man in Adaptation: The Institutional Framework
This is most markedly shown in the three great sects or congeries of sects which
arose in those centuries, the Zen, Nichiren and J6do or Pure Land sects. Eisai (l
l4l-l2l5), founder of the Rinzai school of Zen in Japan, taught that knowledge of ...
8
Buddhist Cosmology: From Single World System to
Pure Land : ...
This is the celebrated "easy path" of the Pure Land sects, the path of faith.
Elsewhere it is stated that rebirth in Sukhavati is made possible by the vows of
the bodhisattvas to save all beings. The eighteenth vow is the most famous :2 If,
after my ...
9
Buddhist
Sects and Sectarianism
Nevertheless, the Pure Land sects were long troubled with the heresy that since
Amida's object is to save and help sinners who call on him, he may be said in a
certain sense to love sinners and to enjoy sin, since it gives a larger scope for the
...
10
Japanese Mythology A to Z
The Pure Land sects were extremely popular from the end of the 12th century
onward and many still follow their beliefs. Jōdo-Shū was the largest of the
different schools. pure. lAnd. gArdens. Gardens created as an earthly
representation of the ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURE LAND SECTS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Pure Land sects is used in the context of the following news items.
After years spent chasing money, workaholic answers Buddhist call
a woman in her 90s recently said to Norio Miura, a 49-year-old priest who belongs to one of the True Pure Land sects of Buddhism. “I'm glad and have no ... «The Japan Times, Oct 14»
