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Renegade Monk: Honen and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism Soho Machida
Renegade Monk: Honen and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism
Soho Machida
The Pure Land sect of Japanese Buddhism is one of the strongest Buddhist sects in Japan, with three and a half million followers. In this book, the author provides a detailed, objective account in English of the life and thought of its founder, Honenbo Genku (1133-1212), known as Honen.
212 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 1, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520211797 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 212 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 160 × 20 mm · 470 g |
| Translator | Mentzas, Ioannis |