SHAPERS OF JAPANESE BUDDHISM
edited by Yusen Kashiwahara and Koyu Sonoda
The many unique facets of
Japanese Buddhism are the result of more than thirteen centuries of interaction
between clergy and laity in the context of varied social conditions. The
twenty biographies and seventy-five sketches of eminent Japanese priests
and lay Buddhists from the sixth through the twentieth centuries in this
book reveal both the individual and the societal aspects of the evolution
of Buddhism in Japan--a process that began with the introduction of Buddhist
texts and practices from Korea and China. The life stories of these shapers
of Japanese Buddhism are told in straightforward language easily accessible
to general readers. All major historical figures, documents, and special
terms that appear in the text are fully identified in the appendix, glossary,
and index, which render the book an invaluable reference for students and
scholars of Buddhism as well.
YUSEN KASHIWAHARA is professor of the history of Japanese Buddhism at Otani University. KOYU SONODA is professor of the history of Japanese Buddhism at Kansai University.
379 pp. 15.1 x 22.7 cm. 16 pp. Photos. Maps. Appendix. Glossary. Index. (softcover)
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