The Promise of Amida Buddha Honen's Path to Bliss
by Atone, JojiFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-05-10
Publisher(s): Wisdom Publications
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Summary
The promise of Amida Buddha is the first complete English translation of a seminal collection of writings by the Japanese Pure Land schoolÆs founder Honen shonin (1133-1212) The so called Japanese Anthology (Wago Toroku) collects his surviving short writings composed in Japanese, including letters of exhortation and public pronouncements These vital writings provide a window inot Honen's life and the turbulent era in which he lived and taught Book jacket.
Author Biography
Joji Atone was born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1951 and holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1992, he has been the director of Bukkyo University-Los Angeles Extension.
Yoko Hayashi, MEd, is a retired educator living in Los Angeles. The daughter of a Japanese Pure Land missionary, she was born in Hawaii, where she spent her professional career.
Yoko Hayashi, MEd, is a retired educator living in Los Angeles. The daughter of a Japanese Pure Land missionary, she was born in Hawaii, where she spent her professional career.
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