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The Origins and Development of Pure Land Buddhism: A Study and Translation of Gyonen's Jodo Homon Genrusho Blum, Mark, L.
The Origins and Development of Pure Land Buddhism: A Study and Translation of Gyonen's Jodo Homon Genrusho
Blum, Mark, L.
This work offers a critical look at the thought and impact of the 13th-century Buddhist historian Gyonen (1240-1321) and the "Pure Land" school of Buddhism founded by Honen (1133-1212). Also included is a translation of Gyonen's "Jodo homon genrusho", the first history of Pure Land Buddhism.
492 pages, 6 halftones
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 4, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195125245 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 204 |
| Dimensions | 169 × 240 × 37 mm · 975 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Blum, Mark L. (Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, State University of New York at Albany) |