The Origins and Development of Pure Land Buddhism
A Study and Translation of Gyonen's Jodo Homon Genrusho
ISBN13: 9780195125245ISBN10: 019512524X
Hardback,
204 pages
Feb 2002,
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$110.00 $55.30 (04)Description
In this book, Mark Blum offers a critical look at the thought and impact of the late 13th-century Buddhist historian Gyonen (1240-1321) and the emergent Pure Land school of Buddhism founded by Honen (1133-1212). Blum also provides a clear and fully annotated translation of Gyonen's Jodo homon genrusho , the first history of Pure Land Buddhism.Reviews
"...an important contribution to the ongoing re-investigation of our assumptions about the character of Japanese Buddhism in that era." --eligious Studies Review
"Mark Blum's superb book is the first Western study of Gynullnen and the first translation of Gynullnen's history of Pure Land Buddhism, the Jnulldo Hnullmon Genrushnull . . . . how grateful we should be to Mark Blum for his exhaustive work in offering a study and translation of Gynullnen that is worthy of his legacy."-- The Journal of Religion
Product Details
204 pages; 9 halftones; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-512524-5ISBN10: 0-19-512524-XAbout the Author(s)
Mark L. Blum, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, State University of New York at Albany
