[PDF.63un] Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan

Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan

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 | #742955 in Books |  University of Hawaii Press |  2004-09-30 |  2004-09-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.02 x.64 x5.98l,.99 | File type: PDF | 280 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| A fascinating academic read|By E. Boydstun|This academic text includes primary sources, the translations of the letters (10) of Eshinni (1182-1268?) a woman of medieval Japan. The letters were discovered in 1921. I was anticipating more letters, however, it is amazing that they exist at all. The text is an exploration of actual living conditions in 13th century Japan. It is a

Eshinni (1182–1268?), a Buddhist nun and the wife of Shinran (1173–1262), the celebrated founder of the True Pure Land, or Shin, school of Buddhism, was largely unknown until the discovery of a collection of her letters in 1921. In this study, James C. Dobbins, a leading scholar of Pure Land Buddhism, has made creative use of these letters to shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan. He provides a complete translation of the letters and an exp...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan   |  James C. Dobbins. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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