Lay Buddhism and Spirituality : From Vimalakirti to the Nenbutsu Maasters, Paperback / softback Book

Lay Buddhism and Spirituality : From Vimalakirti to the Nenbutsu Maasters Paperback / softback

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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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