Jodo Shinshu: Shin Buddhism in Medieval Japan

ISBN-13: 9780824826208 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 264 str.

James C. Dobbins

Opis

This work combines the biography of the founder of Shin Buddhism with a detailed study of the complex development of the religion, from its simple beginnings as a small, rural primarily lay Buddhist movement in the 12th century to its rapid growth as a powerful urban religion in the 15th century.