Prince and the Monk, The
Shotoku Worship in Shinran's Buddhism
How Shinran, a seminal figure in Pure Land Buddhism, was guided by a vision of Shotoku, the imperial prince who was both a political and religious figure..The Prince and the Monk addresses the historical development of the political and religious myths surrounding Shotoku Taishi and their influence on Shinran, the founder of the Jodo-Shinshu school of Pure Land Buddhism. Shotoku Taishi (574-622) was a prince who led the campaign to unify Japan, wrote the imperial constitution, and promoted Buddhism as a religion of peace and prosperity. Shinran's Buddhism developed centuries later during the Kamakura period, which began in the late twelfth ce…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7914-8046-5
- EAN: 9780791480465
- Produktnummer: 35072154
- Verlag: State University of New York Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 242 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'307 KB
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