LAY BUDDHISM AND SPIRITUALITY by Michael Pye (Editor) ( 9781908049155 )

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Title:

LAY BUDDHISM AND SPIRITUALITY
FROM VIMALAKIRTI TO THE NENBUTSU MASTERS

By:

Michael Pye (Editor)

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Paperback

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1908049154

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9781908049155

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Publisher:

EQUINOX PUBLISHING LTD

Pub. date:

15 July, 2014

Series:

Eastern Buddhist Voices

Pages:

356

Description:

Early issues of The Eastern Buddhist contain short translations from various Buddhist texts, some of them quite important and all of considerable interest. Assembled here is a selection of those texts which have stood the test of time.

Synopsis:

Early issues of The Eastern Buddhist contain short translations from various Buddhist texts, some of them quite important and all of considerable interest. Since they are set unobtrusively between modern statements and arguments about the nature of Buddhism, and in any case are difficult to locate, they have often gone unnoticed by students. Assembled here is a selection of those texts which have stood the test of time. Derived from Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese originals, they illustrate the importance of lay spirituality for Japanese Buddhists, both in the nenbutsu tradition and in the wider context of Mahayana Buddhism. Drawing them together into one volume brings out the fact that these varied Buddhist traditions are intricately related to each other. The result is an unusual and fascinating reader which would grace many a course in Buddhist studies.

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16 black and white figures

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Equinox Publishing Ltd

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