Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism
Subtitle: Creating a Shin Buddhist Theology in a Religiously Plural World (S U N Y Series in Buddhist Studies)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: April 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780791445297
Subjects: Buddhism; Shin (Sect); Religion - World Religions; Religion; Buddhism - General; Doctrines; Pure Land Buddhism
Description: "Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism offers proposals for creatively reinterpreting the Pure Land path. Japanese Pure Land thought brought about a major development in Buddhist tradition by evolving a path to enlightenment that is pursued while carrying on life in society. It is rooted in the Mahayana ideal of compassion and in the bodhisattva, or being of wisdom, who vows to ferry all living things to the other shore of awakening.".

"In this book, three Buddhist scholars utilize hermeneutic thought, process theology, and the mandala contemplation of Buddhism to address issues of modernity and religious values in the world today. In addition, the work proceeds to offer a new model of interreligious dialogue."--BOOK JACKET.