- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 The Legacy of Hōnen
- 2 Forging an Historical Identity for Pure Land Buddhism
- 3 The Life and Thought of Gyōnen
- 4 Gyōnen as Buddhist Historian
- 5 Textcritic Information
- Part II The Origins and Development of the Pure Land Teaching
- 1 Scripture
- 2 Propagation of the Pure Land Teaching and Lineage
- 3 China
- 4 Japan
- 5 Kōsai and the One Nenbutsu
- 6 Ryūkan and the Many Nenbutsu
- 7 Shōkū and the Seizan Branch
- 8 Shōkō and the Chinzei Branch, Chōsai, and Others
- Colophon to the Bunka Edition
- Part III Facsimile of the 1814 Xylograph of the Jōdo Hōmon Genrushō
- Appendix A Concordance to the Fōdo Hōmon Genrushō Facsimile
- Appendix B Gyōnen's Pure Land Beliefs
- Appendix C Extant Works of Gyōnen
- Bibliography of Primary Sources
- Select Glossary
- Index
Scripture
Scripture
- Chapter:
- (p.147) 1 Scripture
- Source:
- The Origins and Development of Pure Land Buddhism
- Author(s):
- Mark L. Blum
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This is a translation of two presentations on the Buddhist Pure Land tradition at the beginning of Gyōnen's Jōdo Hōmon Genrushō. These are considered to be the primary proof texts (Indian textual sources) for the Pure Land tradition, and are labeled sūtra and śāstra (or in this case upadeśa). Extensive footnotes are included.
Keywords: Buddhism, Buddhist history, Genrushō, Gyōnen, India, Pure Land school of Buddhism, translations
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 The Legacy of Hōnen
- 2 Forging an Historical Identity for Pure Land Buddhism
- 3 The Life and Thought of Gyōnen
- 4 Gyōnen as Buddhist Historian
- 5 Textcritic Information
- Part II The Origins and Development of the Pure Land Teaching
- 1 Scripture
- 2 Propagation of the Pure Land Teaching and Lineage
- 3 China
- 4 Japan
- 5 Kōsai and the One Nenbutsu
- 6 Ryūkan and the Many Nenbutsu
- 7 Shōkū and the Seizan Branch
- 8 Shōkō and the Chinzei Branch, Chōsai, and Others
- Colophon to the Bunka Edition
- Part III Facsimile of the 1814 Xylograph of the Jōdo Hōmon Genrushō
- Appendix A Concordance to the Fōdo Hōmon Genrushō Facsimile
- Appendix B Gyōnen's Pure Land Beliefs
- Appendix C Extant Works of Gyōnen
- Bibliography of Primary Sources
- Select Glossary
- Index