Bibliography of English-Language Works on Pure Land Buddhism:
Primarily 1983-89 ....
Compiled by Rev. Dr. Kenneth K. Tanaka, formerly with the Institute of Buddhist
Studies (IBS), Berkeley, CA and presently Professor of Religion and Buddhism at
the Musashino Women's University in Tokyo.
The growth in publications on Pure Land Buddhism in the 1980s warranted an update of its works in English, particularly since 1983 when
the last such comprehensive bibliographies on the field were published.
This geometric increase in the publications, especially of the Japanese
school of Jodo Shinshu, is attributable in large measure to the enhanced
activities of several academic journals in English.
"The Eastern Buddhist"
(Kyoto), published by the Eastern Buddhist Society founded by D. T.
Suzuki, continues its tradition of featuring a healthy share of Pure Land
and Zen materials. "Pure Land" (Kyoto), begun in 1979, serves as the only
Western language journal devoted exclusively to Pure Land articles, with a
large percentage of its contributors being European and North American
members of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS).
Reflecting the primary mission of its sponsoring institute, the Annual
Memoirs of the Otani University Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research
Institute (Kyoto) has, since 1983, included a good number of interpretative
and bibliographical articles devoted to Pure Land Buddhism. "Pacific World"
(Berkeley), with a worldwide circulation of 7,000 copies, devotes half of
its materials to Pure Land Buddhism. Initially started in the 1920s by
The Rev. Dr. Yehan Numata (founder, Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai) to foster
greater understanding about Asia among Americans, the journal was
resurrected in 1981 after more than 50 years of hiatus as the journal of the
IBS, Seminary and Graduate School.
The increasing number of Festschrift volumes dedicated to eminent
Japanese scholars have come to serve as podium for Pure Land writers to
publish articles in English. Also, the "Encyclopedia of
Religion," published
in 1987 as a major reference source on world religions, contains numerous
Pure Land entries which should prove valuable to those seeking concise,
primary information.
The present listing is intended to update three
earlier bibliographies:
1. Muraishi, Esho: "A Bibliography on Pure Land Buddhism Written in
English." Junshin gakuho 2 (Dec. 1983): 1-33.
2. Rhodes, Robert: "Bibliography of English-Language Works on Pure Land
Buddhism 1960 to the Present." Annual Memoirs of the Otani University Shin
Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute (henceforth, OC) 1 (1983): 1-28.
3. Overseas Buddhist Studies Research Project. "Bibliography of
Foreign-Language Articles on Japanese Buddhism 1960 to 1987."
6 (1988): 151-212 (in particular, pp. 153-166, 195).
The present
listing also includes entries that:
a) were omitted from the above three
lists; and b) are repeated on account of their significant
contribution.
Not listed in previous bibliographies but, again, included here due to
its importance, entries based on an unpublished paper by John Ishihara submitted at the
August 1989 academic meeting of the IASBS: "Western Language Bibliography of Pure
Land Buddhist Related Topics."
Abbreviations of Journals and Special
Volumes:
(EB) "The Eastern Buddhist," Kyoto.
(ER) "Encyclopedia of
Religion,"
Macmillan Pub. Co., 1987.
Fujita Festschrift -- "Indian Philosophy and Buddhism." Dr. Kotatsu Fujita Festschrift. Tokyo: Shunjusha, 1989.
Ishida
Festschrift -- "Essays on the Pure Land Buddhist Thought." Dr. Mitsuyuki
Ishida Festschrift. Kyoto: Nagata Bunshodo, 1982.
JIABS -- "Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies."
(JR)
Japanese Religions
(OC) -- Annual Memoirs of the Otani University Shin Buddhist Comprehensive
Research Institute, Kyoto.
(MN) -- "Monumenta Nipponica," Tokyo.
(PL) -- "Pure Land." Journal of Pure Land Buddhism, Kyoto.
(PW) -- "Pacific World." Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies,
Berkeley.
Shigaraki Festschrift -- "Essays on Shinran and Pure Land
Buddhism." Prof.
T. Shigaraki. Kyoto: Nagata Bunshodo, 1986.
PURE LAND THOUGHT IN GENERAL ... BOOKS
Ingram, Paul: "Dharma of Faith: An Introduction to Classical Pure Land
Buddhism." Washington, D.C. University of American Press, 1977.
Okazaki, Joji: "Pure Land Buddhist Painting." Translated and adapted by
Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. and Shibundo,
1977. 201 pp. A handy and informative presentation of East Asian
Pure Land art with 191 illustrations with ample descriptions.
Pye, Michael: "Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism."
London: Duckworth, 1979.
PURE LAND THOUGHT IN GENERAL ... ARTICLES
Bando, Shojun: "What is Truly Meant by the 'Pure Land'."
Young East 3-4 (Autumn 1977): 31-35.
Doi, Masatoshi: "The Pure Land and the
Kingdom of God."
JR 1-29.
Eilert, Hakan: "A Brief Outline of Pure Land
Buddhism in India and in Early China." JR 14-1 (Dec. 1985), 1-12.
Fujiwara, Ryosetsu. "Nien-fo." ER
Vol. 10, pp. 435-38.
Inada, Kenneth K: "Pure Land and the
Aesthetic Nature." Fujita
Festschrift.
Inagaki, Hisao:
"Amida Samadhi and Nembutsu Samadhi."
PL n.s. 2 (1985): 79-89.
Ingram, Paul 0: "The Symbolism of Light and Pure
Land Soteriology." Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 14
(Dec. 1974): 331-45.
"The Zen Critique of Pure Land Buddhism." Journal of the American Academy
of Religion 41-2 (June 1973): 184-200.
Kajiyama, Yuichi: "Transfer of Merits in Pure Land
Buddhism: Nagarjuna, Vasubandhu and T'an-luan."
In "Kumoi shozen hakushi koki kinen:
bukkyo to ishukyo." Kyoto: Heirakuji, 1985, pp.
123-38.
Miyaji, Kakue: "Amita-Buddha's Significance in
Primary Mahayana Buddhism." Ishida
Festschrift pp. 19-42.
Steadman, James: "Pure Land Buddhism and the Buddhist
Historical Tradition." Religious Studies 233 (Sept. 1987):
pp. 407-21.
Tokunaga, Michio: "Sunyata in Pure Land
Buddhism." PL n.s. 5 (1988):46-55.
In advocating the sunyata dimension of Pure Land
doctrine, the author critiques a Zen criticism of Pure Land teaching and examines
the relationship between form and formless.
SUTRAS ... BOOKS
Hua, Tripitaka Master: "A General Explanation of the Buddha
Speaks of Amitabha Sutra." San Francisco: Sino-American Buddhist Association,
1974. 159 pp. A translation and commentary by a spiritual leader of a
California-based monastery.
Inagaki, Hisao: "A Tri-Lingual Glossary of the Sukhavati
Sutras. Indexes to the Larger and
Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutras." Kyoto: Nagata Bunshodo, 1984. 323 pp.
An invaluable Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan glossary on
these two Pure Land Sutras.
Ryukoku University Translation Center, trans.
"The Sutra of Contemplation on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life as Expounded
by Sakyamuni Buddha." Kyoto: Ryukoku University, 1984. 169 pp.
The
English translation appears juxtaposed with the original text and its japanese
kanbun reading with copious notes and an informative introduction on
this vital Pure Land text.
SUTRAS ... ARTICLES
Chang, Garma CC, general editor. "The Land of
Utmost Bliss." In "A Treasury of Mahayana Sutras. Selections from the Maharatnakuta
Sutra." University Park and London: The Pennsylvania
State University Press,
1983, pp. 339-60. A translation of the T'ang recension of the Larger
Sukhavativyuha Sutra translated by Bodhiruci.
Eidmann, Philipp: "Is a Paragraph Missing from the
Amida Sutra? PL n.s. 2 (1985): 74-78.
Fujita, Kotatsu: "The Textual Origins of the Kuan Wu-Iiang-shouching
-- A Canonical Scripture of Pure Land Buddhism." Translated by
Kenneth K. Tanaka. In "Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha" edited by Robert Buswell.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1990, p. 123 ff.
An examination of theories surrounding its compilation.
Harrison, Paul: "Buddhanusmrti in the
Pratyutpanna-Buddha-sammukhavasthita-samadhi-sutra." Journal of Indian Philosophy 6 (1978): 35-57.
A survey of this
important text for understanding the development of meditative practices within
East Asian Pure Land Buddhism and its relationship to other Mahayana
traditions.
Inagaki, Hisao, trans: "Pan-chou-san-mei-ching (Hanjuzanmai-kyo)." Fujita
Festschrift, pp. 1-40. The author
translates in its entirety the Chinese translation of the
Pratyutpanna-samadhi-sutra attributed to Lokaksema (T No. 417), a text of
importance for Chinese Pure Land Buddhists including Shan-tao.
Pas, Julian: "The Meaning of Nien-fo in the Three Pure Land
Sutras." Studies in Religion 74 (1978): 403-13.
"The Kuan-wu-Iiang-shou Fo-ching -- Its Origin and Literary
Criticism." In "Buddhist Thought and Asian Civilizations," edited by
Leslie S. Kawamura and Keith Scott. Emeryville: Dharma Publishing, 1977,
pp. 194-218.
INDIAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN PURE LAND BUDDHISM ... ARTICLES
Fujita, Kotatsu: "Pure Land Buddhism and the Lotus Sutra."
Indianisme et Bouddhisme: Melanges offerts a Mgr. Etienne Lamotte. Lou
vain-la-Neuve: Institut Orientaliste, 1980, pp. 117-30.
_________. "Pure and Impure Lands." ER Vol. 12: 90-91.
Huntington, JC: "A Gandharan Image of Amitayus' Sukhavati,"
Annali dell' Instituto Orientale di Napoli 40 (1980):
651-72.
Inagaki, Hisao. "A Glossary of the Proper Names Which Appear in
the Chapter on Easy Practice of the Jujubibasharon." Ishida
Festschrift, pp. 43-71.
_________. "The Easy Method of Entering the Stage of
Non-Retrogression." PW n.s. 3 (Fall 1987): 24-28.
_________. trans. "The Path of Easy Practice." PL n.s. 5
(1988): 140-56. Translation of the chapter, "The Easy Practice
of the Dasabhiimika-vibhasa-sastra attributed to Nagarjuna."
Keenan, John:
"Pure Land Systematics in India:The Buddhabhumisutra and the Trikaya
Doctrine." PW n.s. 3 (1987): 29-35.
Matsumoto, David, trans: "Jodoron: Discourse on the Pure
Land." PL n.s. 3 (1986): 98-120. A text that played a prominent role in the development of East Asian Pure Land.
Schopen, Gregory: "Sukhavati as Generalized Religious Goal in
Sanskrit Mahayana Sutra Literature." Indo-Iranian Journal 19-3/4 (August/Sept. 1977): 177-210.
A provocative
article suggesting a possible reason for the apparent absence of a
significant Pure Land school in India.
"The Inscription on the Kusan Image of Amitabha and the Character
of the Early Mahayana in India." JIABS 10-2 (1987): 99-137. Focusing
on this earliest known Amitabha image (104 C.E.) and other Mahayana
epigraphical evidence in India, the author suggests that Mahayana
Buddhism, including Amitabha following, was not as large a public movement
as Mahayana literature would have us believe prior to 4th/5th century C.E.
Yamaguchi, Osamu: "The Concept of the Pure Land in Nagarjuna's
Doctrine." EB n.s. 1-2 (Sep. 1966): 34-47.
Zurcher, Erik: "Amitabha." ER Vol. 15, pp. 235-37.
CHINESE PURE LAND BUDDHISM ... BOOKS AND DISSERTATIONS
Chappell, David W: "Tao-ch'o (562-645): A Pioneer of Chinese Pure
Land Buddhism." Ph.D. dissertation, Yale University, 1976.
Corless, Roger: "T'an-luan's Commentary on the Pure Land Discouse:
An Annotated Translation and Soteriological Analysis of the Wang-sheng-lun
chu (T. 1819)." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1973.
Fujiwara, Ryosetsu: "The Way to Nirvana: The Concept of the Nembutsu in
Shan-tao's Pure Land Buddhism." Tokyo: Kyoiku Shinshosha, 1974.
Haneda, Nobuo: "The Development of the Concept of Prthagiana
Culminating in Shan-tao's Pure Land Thought: 'The Pure Land Theory of Salvation of the
Inferior'."
Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1979.
Hsiao, Ching-fen: "The Life and Teachings of T'an-luan." Ph.D. dissertation. Princeton Theological
Seminary, 1967.
Pas, Julian: "Shan-tao's Commentary on the ABAS." Ph.D.
dissertation, McMaster University, Canada, 1973.
Seah, Ingram: "Shan-tao, His Life and Teachings." Ph.D.
dissertation, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1975.
Shih, Heng-ching. "The Ch'an-Pure Land Syncretism in China: With
Special Reference to Yung-ming Yen-shou." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1984.
See
his article below.
Tanaka, Kenneth: "The Dawn of Chinese Pure Land Buddhist Doctrine:
Ching-ying Hui-yuan's Commentary on the Visualization Sutra." New York:
State University of New York Press, 1990. Argues for
Hui-yuan's enhanced contribution to the development of Pure Land
Buddhism and challenges many of the traditional assumptions; contains a
full translation of the text.
Yii, Chiin-fang: "The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Chu-hung and the
Late Ming Synthesis." New York: Columbia University Press, 1981. 353 pp.
Contains descriptions of Chu-hung's syncretic practice of Pure Land
nien-fo and Ch'an meditation.
CHINESE PURE LAND BUDDHISM ... ARTICLES
Becker, CB: "The Centrality of Near-Death Experience in Chinese
Pure Land Buddhism." Anabiosis 1 (1981): 154-71.
"The Pure Land Revisited: Sino-Japanese Meditations and
Near-Death Experiences of the Next World." Anabiosis 4 (1984): 51-68.
Chappell, David: "Ching-t'u." ER Vol. 3, pp. 329-33.
"Tao-ch'o." ER Vol. 14, pp. 286-87.
Corless, Roger: "The Garland of Love: A History of Religious
Hermeneutic of Nembutsu Theory and Practice." In "Studies in Pali and
Buddhism: A Homage Volume to the Memory of Bhikkhu Jagdish Kashyap," edited
by A. K. Narain. Delhi: B. R. Publishing Corp., 1979, 53-74.
"T'an-luan." ER Vol. 14, pp. 270-71.
"T'an-luan: Taoist Sage and Buddhist Bodhisattva." In "Buddhist and Taoist Practice in Medieval Chinese Society," edited by David
W. Chappell. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 1987, pp. 36-45.
Fujiwara, Ryosetsu: "Shan-tao." ER Vol. 13, pp. 224-25.
Hurvitz, Leon: "Chu-hung's One Mind of Pure Land and Ch'an
Buddhism." In "Self and Society in Ming Thought," edited by Wm. Theodore
de Bary. New York: Columbia University Press. 1970, pp. 451-81.
Inagaki, Hisao, trans: "Shan-tao's Method of Meditation on Amida
Buddha." Ryilkoku daigaku ronshu 431 (1988): 20-33. Translation of the
"Recommendation of the Pure Land Practice" section in Shan-tao's
"Kuan-nien fa-mon (Kannen-bomon)." Translations of the previous two parts of
this work are found: 1) "Meditation of Practicing the Samadhi,"
Shinshugaku, 33 & 34 (1966) and 2) "Five Kinds of Benefits," Ryiikoku daigaku ronshii 425
(1974): 20-41.
"The Easy Method of Entering the Stage of
Non-Retrogression." PW n.s. 3 (1987): 24-28.
Matsumoto, Shoji: "Early Pure Land Buddhism in China -- Part
One." PL n.s. 2 (1985): 135-44; "Part Two." PL n.s. 3
(1986): 121-34. A synoptic overview through 3rd century C.E. (part one)
and up through T'an-luan (476-550) (part two).
Nishi, Hojun: "Huai-kan's View on the Pure I -- and I." PL n.s.
3 (1986): 57-66.
Pas, Julian: "Shan-tao's Interpretation of the Meditative Vision
of Buddha Amityus." History of Religions 14-2 (Nov. 1974): 96-116.
Shih, Heng-ching: "Yung-ming's Syncretism of Pure Land and Ch'an."
JIABS 10-1 (1987): 117-34. One of the few Western works on post-T'ang period on the treatment of
Pure Land Buddhism by a major Sung period figure, Yung-ming Yen-shou
(904-975). See his dissertation above.
Tanaka, Kenneth: "Earliest
Usage of 'Ta-ching' (Daikyo) and 'Wang-sheng lun' (Ojoron) by a
Non-Orthodox Pure Land Buddhist: Its Implication for Chinese Pure Land
Buddhism." PW n.s. 2 (1986): 63-74.
"Where is the Pure Land?: Controversy in Chinese Buddhism on the
Nature of Pure Land." PW n.s. 3 (1987): 36-45.
"Ching-ying Hui-yuan's Position on Devotion and Visualization:
Reevaluation of Causal Practices for Rebirth in Chinese Pure Land
Buddhism." OC 6 (1988): 73-92.
Weinstein, Stanley: "The Growth of Pure Land Buddhism." In
"Buddhism Under the Tang." Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. pp. 66-74.
JAPANESE PURE LAND BUDDHISM BEFORE SHINRAN ... BOOKS
Andrews, Allan: "The Teachings Essential for Rebirth: A Study of
Genshin's Ojoyoshu." Tokyo: Sophia University, 1973. 133 pp.
JAPANESE PURE LAND BUDDHISM BEFORE SHINRAN ... ARTICLES
Andrews, Allan: "Tbe Meaning of the Eighteenth Vow: A History of
Religions Approach." Ishida Festschrift, pp. 73-83.
"Myth and History in the Life and Biographies of Honen." PL
n.s. 2 (1985): 21-29.
"Genshin." ER Vol. 5, pp. 508-09.
"Honen." ER Vol. 6, pp. 433-55.
"Pure Land Buddhist Hermeneutics: Honen's Interpretation of
Nembutsu." JIASBS 102 (1987): 7-25. Examines the character of Honen's
use of the various hermeneutical criteria for determining the scriptural
authority and concludes that for Honen the authority of the enlightened
master superseded rational inference, philosophical logic or hierarchical
classification of scriptures.
________. "The Senchakushii in Japanese Religious History: The Founding
of a Pure Land School." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 55-3 (Nov.
1987): 473-99.(*)
Bando, Shojun: "Myoe's Criticism of Honen's
Doctrines." EB 7-1 (May 1974): 37-54. On the famous criticism of the
new Pure Land teaching from the standpoint of 'orthodox' Buddhism of that
period.
Hirota, Dennis: "Religious Transformation in Shinran and Shoku."
PL n.s. 4 (1987): 57-69.
Kamens, Edward: "Kuya (Kuya)." ER Vol. 8, pp. 379-80.
Kaneko, Akira: "Genshin and the Ritual of Twenty-five Samiidhi."
PL n.s. 3 (Dec. 1986): 48-57.
King, Winston L: "Honen's Visualizations of the Pure Land."
PL n.s. 4 (1987): 126-41.
Kondol Tessho and Morris J. Augustine, trans: "Senchaku Hongan
Nembutsu Shu: A Collection of Passages on the Nembutsu Chosen in the
Original Vow." PL 5-2 (Dec. 1983): 3-28. Chapter 2 and 3; Chapter 1
included in the previous volume. The translation continues in the
subsequent issues and concludes in Vol. n.s. 4 (1987).
Schuon, Fritjof. "David, Shankara, Honen." EB 20-1 (Spring
1987): 1-8.
SHINRAN AND SHINSHU ... BOOKS AND DISSERTATIONS
Bloom, Alfred: "Shinran's Gospel of Pure Grace." Tuscon: The University
of Arizona Press, 1965. 95 pp. The first systematic and 'theological'
treatment in English on Shinran by a Western scholar.
_________. "Shoshinge: The Heart of Shin Buddhism." Hawaii: Buddhist
Study Center Press, 1986. 107 pp. A commentary on the set of verses
expressing Shinran's indebtedness to his spiritual patriarchs and ones
which have played a central role in the Shinshfa liturgical tradition;
contains an English translation of the verses by Takaaki Nagatani and Ruth
Tabrah.
Ishihara, John: "The Shin Buddhist Doctrines of Amida and the Self
in Light of the Christian-Buddhist Dialog: Christ/Amida; Sinner/Bombu."
Ph.D. dissertation, Claremont Graduate School, 1986. By challenging the
traditional understanding of such concepts as two-truths, the author
offers a viable 'metaphysics' for Shin social-ethical action.
Kikumura, Norihiko: "Shinran: His Life and Thought." Los Angeles: The
Nembutsu Press, 1972. A concise monograph introducing Shinran through the
main phases of his life with critical examination of scholarly theories surrounding areas of controversy.
Tri-State Buddhist Temples, ed. "Shinshu Seiten: Jodo Shin Buddhist
Teaching." San Francisco: Buddhist Churches of America, 1978. 796 pp.
Most
recent volume of translations of sacred Shinshu works: "Larger Sutra"
(selected sections only); "Meditation Sutra;" "Smaller Sutra;"
"Twelve
Adorations;" "The Teachings, Practice, Faith and
Enlightenment;" "The Gatha of
True Faith in the Nembutsu;" "The Hymns on the Pure Land;"
"The Hymns on the Patriarchs;" "Notes Lamenting Differences;" and
"The Epistles." In addition,
the "Outline of Jodo Shinshu," a translation of the modern
introductory textbook used at Ryukoku University, provides a glimpse into
the traditional doctrinal themes and issues. The extensive glossary and notes section is useful.
Shigefuji, Shinei: "Nembutsu-Nembutsuin Shinran and His Teachers: A
Comparison." Toronto: Toronto Buddhist Church, 1980. 143 pp. A discussion of
Shinran's unique understanding of nembutsu in relation to those of the seven preceding Pure Land masters.
Suzuki, Daisetz T: "A Miscellany on the Shin Teaching of Buddha." Kyoto:
Shinshii Otaniha Shramusho, 1949. 151 pp.
"Collected Writings on Shin Buddhism." Kyoto: Shinshu Otaniha. 1973. 262
pp.
Takahatake, Takamichi: "Young Man Shinran: A Reappraisal of Shinran's
Life." Ontario, Canada: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 1987. A
scholarly
presentation of Shinran's life through his 42nd year with focus on the
relationship between socio-historical setting and his religious and
personal maturation.
Ueda, Yoshifumi & Dennis Hirota: "Shinran: An Introduction to His
Thought." Kyoto: Hongwanji International Center, 1989. 372 pp. The most
comprehensive and systematic presentation so far of Shinran's thought in a
single volume, with ample translations of key passages from his writings
based on major doctrinal themes. Authored by two main translators of the
Shin Buddhist Translation Series, the essays are well-written and
translations first rate.
Unno, Taitetsu, trans: "Tannisho, A Shin Buddhist Classic." Hawaii:
Buddhist Study Center Press. 1984. 73 pp. Includes lucid explanation of
basic Shinshu concepts and a helpful glossary and bibliography.
SHINRAN AND SHINSHU ... ARTICLES
Alles, Gregory: "When Men Revile You and Persecute You: Advice,
Conflict, and Grace in Shinran and Luther." History of Religions 25-2 (Nov. 1985): 148-162. (*)
Arai, Toshikazu: "The Myogo As Religious Symbolism." PL n. s.
3 (1986): 7-15. A brief but provocative essay on the levels of meaning involved in the Name.
Bando, Shojun: "Shinran's Indebtedness to T'an-luan." EB 4-1
(May 1971): 72-87.
Bloom, Alfred: "Sakyamuni or Amitabha, Which is the True
Primordially Eternal Buddha?" In Takenaka Shinjo hakushi kyoju kinenronshii bunshu kankokai ed. Shukyo bunka no
shoso. 1983. pp. 33-58. Points out how Shinran, Kakunyo and Zonkaku saw Amida Buddha the
eternal Buddha (dharmkaya) and not simply as rewarded body (sambhogakaya).
_________. "Shinran's Praises on the Nembutsu of True Faith:
Reality of Faith in History." Junshin Gakuh5 3 (Dec. 1984): 1-30. (*)
_________. "A Vision of Jodo Shinshu: Fulfilling the Primal Vow in
History." PW n.s. 1 (1985): 56.
__________. "Shinran." ER Vol. 13, pp. 278-80.
Bolick, Jerry: "The Nature of Practice in Jodo Shinshu." PW
n.s. 3 (1987): 59-67.
Buri, Fritz: "The Concept of Grace in Paul, Shinran, and
Luther." EB 9-2 (OCL 1976): 21-42.
Carter, John Ross: "Shinjin:
More Than 'Faith'?" OC 4 (1986): 1-40. An analysis of shinjin in the
context of faith by a professed Christian.
"On Conferences Faith." JR 144 (July 1987): 14-30.
"Towards an Understanding of What is Inconceivable." EB 20-2
(Autum 1987): 32-52.
"The Arising of Magga and Shinjin." PL n.s. 4 (1987): 95-106.
A comparison of "faith" as found in two Buddhist traditions: Theravada and
Shinshu.
"Love and Compassion as Given." EB 22-1 (Spring 1989):
37-53.
Corless, Roger J: "The Playfulness of Tariki." PL n.s. 4
(1987): 34-52.
"Shinran's Proofs of True Buddhism: Hermeneutics and Doctrinal
Development in the Kyogyoshinsho's use of T'an-luan's Lun-chu." In
"Buddhist
Hermeneutics," edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1988. pp.
273-90.
Dobbins, James C: "The Single and the Repeated Nembutsu
Extremes." Ishida Festschrift, pp. 85-100.
Fox, Douglas A: "Soteriology
in Jodo Shin and Christianity." PL n.s. 3 (Dec. 1986): 29-34.
Fujitani, Masami: "Problems of Calendar in Translations -- Year of
Shinran's Demise." PL n.s. (1987):53-57. Documents the view that Shinran's year of death was 1263 and not
1262 as traditionally accepted.
Fujiyoshi, Jikai: "Jodo-shu." ER Vol. 8, pp. 104-07.
Gomez, Luis: "Shinran's Faith and the Sacred Name of
Amida." MN 38-1 (Spring 1983): 73-84.
Hase, Shoto: "Jodo Shinshu." ER Vol. 8, pp. 100-04.
Ingam, Paul 0: "Shinran Shonin and Martin Luther A Soteriological
Comparison." Journal of American Academy of Religion 39-4 (Dec. 1971):
430-47.
Ishihara, John: "Sakyamuni Within the Jodo Shinshu
Tradition." PW n.s. 2 (1986): 31-41.
"Luther and Shinran: Simul Iustus Et Peccator and Nishu Jinshin."
JR 14-4 (July 1987): 31-54.
_________. "A Shin Buddhist Social Ethics." PL n.s. 4 (1987): 14-33.
Higgins, Jean: "Luther and Shinran on Fides Sola: A Textual
Study." PW n. s. 4 (1988): 23-41.
Kaneko, Akira: "The Benefits of Transforming Evil into Good" and
"The Soft and Gentle Mind." PL n.s. 5 (1988): 35-45.
Kaneko, Daiei: "The Meaning of Salvation in the Doctrine of Pure Land
Buddhism." EB 1-1 (Sept. 1965): 48-63. A concise presentation of the
fundamentals by one of the major Shinshu scholars of this century.
Kawamura, Leslie: "Shinran's View of Karma." In "Karma and
Rebirth: Post Classical Development," edited by Ronald W. Neufeldt. New
York: State University of New York Press, 1986. pp. 191-202.
Mitchell, Donald W: "Shinran's Religious Thought and Christian
Mysticism." PW n. s. 4 (1988): 15-22.
Miyaji, Kakue: "Social Life
in Jodo-Shinshu." PL n.s. 1 (1984): 102-08. Addresses the question
of Shinshu teaching's relationship to worldly concerns and authority.
Muraishi, Esho: "The Meaning of 'True Teaching' of Shinran's Major
Work: The Kyogyoshinsho." Toyogaku kenkyu 18 (1983): 1-30. (*)
_________. "The Meaning of 'Act' (gyo-) in Shinran's Major Work: The Kyogyoshinsho." Toyogaku
kenkyu 19 (1984): 1-28. (*)
_________. "A Study of Shinran's Major Work: The Kyogyoshinsho --
The
Structure and Intent of the Triple-world as Demonstrated in Its Volume on
the Buddha-Land Transformed." Toyogaku kenkyii 20 (1985): 1-33. (*)
Murakami, Toshio: "The Idea of Freedom in Jodo Shinshu." PL
n.s. 4 (1987): 10-14.
Nishi, Hojun: "The Nembutsu in Ojoyoshu"
PL n.s. 5 (1988): 56-64.
Ocho, Enichi: "From the Lotus Sutra to the Sutra of Eternal Life:
Reflections on the Process of Deliverance in Shinran." EB 11-1 (May 1978): 27-36.
Olson, Lynn M. "Evil Nature in the Kyogyoshinsho of Shinran Shonin."
PL n.s. 4 (1987): 141-54.
Omine, Akira: "Language and
Transcendence." PL n.s. 3 (1986): 141-56. Discusses the nature of
the Name (myogo-) in the context of form-formless relationship, with
intriguing references to works of Western thinkers including Plato, Kant, and
Heidegger.
Pye, Michael. "Other-power and Skilful Means in Shin
Buddhism." PL n.s. 1 (1984): 70-78.
"Tradition and Authority in Shin Buddhism." PL n.s. 3 (1986):
37-48. A critique of Shinran's regard for the seven patriarchs and its modern implications.
Schepers, Gerhard: "Shinran's View of the Human Predicament and
the Christian Concept of Sin." JR 15-2 (July 1988): 1-17.
Schmidt-Leukel, Perry: "Shinran, Hui' neng and the
Christian-Buddhist Dialogue." PL n.s. 5 (1988): 20-34.
Smith, Huston. "Four Theological Negotiables: Gleanings from
Daisetz Suzuki's Posthumous Volumes on Shin Buddhism." EB 10-2 (Oct. 1977):
140-54. (*)
Suzuki, Daisetz T: "Shin Buddhism (1)." EB 18-1 (Spring
1985): 1-7.
"Shin Buddhism (2)." EB 18-2 (Autumn 1985): 1-8.
Suzuki, Daisetz T., Soga Ryojin, Kaneko Daiei, and Nishitani Keiji:
"Dialogue: Shinran's World (I)." EB 18-1 (Spring 1985): 105-19.
"Dialogue: Shinran's World (II)." EB 19-1 (Spring 1986):
101-17.
"Dialogue: Shinran's World (III)." EB 21-2 (Autumn 1988):
78-94.
Tokunaga, Michio: "The 'Non-self' Aspect in Shinran's Concept of
'Faith'." PL n.s. 2 (1985): 30-38. Stresses the often-ignored quality of the "negating of
self-power"
in faith (shinjin), which, in author's view, accords with the fundamental
goal of Mahayana.
Ueda, Yoshifumi: "The Mahayana Structure of Shinran's Thought-
Part I." Translated by Dennis Hirota. EB Vol. XVII No. I (Spring 1984): 57-78.
"The Mahayana Structure of Shinran's Thought - Part II."
Translated by Dennis Hirota. EB Vol. XVII No. 2 (Autumn 1984): 30-54.
Unno, Taitetsu: "The Nature of Religious Experience in Shin
Buddhism." In Peter L. Berger ed. "Other Side of God." Garden City: 1981, pp. 252-27 1.
A concise and clear explanation of Shin Buddhist
soteriology.
"Zen and Shin Buddhism: Structural Parallels." PL n.s. 5
(1988): 3-19.
"Bits of Rubble Changed Into Gold -- The Transformation of Self in
Pure Land Buddhism." Fujita Festschrift.
JAPANESE PURE LAND BUDDHISM (OTHER THAN SHINSHU) AFTER SHINRAN ... BOOKS AND DISSERTATIONS
Foard, James H: "Ippen Shonin and Popular Buddhism in Kamakura
Japan." Ph.D. dissertation, Stanford University, 1977. 281 pp.
Hirota, Dennis, translated with an introduction and notes: "No Abode:
The Record of Ippen." Kyoto: Ryukoku Translation Center, 1986. 251 pp.
A
complete translation of an Edo-period compilation
of the words of Ippen Shonin (1239-89), a Pure Land hijiii (wandering
holy man) and founder of the Ji school. The introductory essay contains a
coherent introductory treatment of Ippen's life and thought.
_________trans. "Plain Words on the Pure Land Way. Saying of the Wandering
Monks of Medieval Japan." Kyoto: Ryukoku Translation Center, 1989. 128 pp.
A translation of Ichigo hodan, a collection of saying of the Nembutsu
hijiii of the Kamakura period.
JAPANESE PURE LAND BUDDHISM (OTHER THAN SIENSHO) AFTER SHINRAN ... ARTICLES
Foard, James: "Ippen." ER Vol. 7, pp. 274-75.
SHINSHU AFTER SHINRAN ... BOOKS AND DISSERTATIONS
Dobbins, James: "Jodo Shinshu." Bloomington: University of Indiana,
1989. A thorough treatment of the relatively unknown period in
non-Japanese materials covering the years after Shinran to Rennyo.
This work is indispensable for understanding the formative process in
which the Hongwanji emerged as the major denomination of Jodo-Shinshu.
Rogers, Minor: "Rennyo Shonin 1415-1499: Transformation in Shin
Buddhist Piety." Ph.D. dissertation. Harvard University, 1972.
Solomon, Ira Michael: "Rennyo and the Rise of Honganji in
Muromachi Japan." Ph.D. dissertation. Columbia University, 1972, 322
pp.
SHINSHU AFTER SHINRAN ... ARTICLES
Dobbins, James C: "From Inspiration to Institution: The Rise of
Sectarian Identity in Jodo Shinshu." MN 41-3 (Autumn 1986): 331-43. (*)
Ishida, Hoyu: "O-karu: Poems of Deep Sorrow and Joy."
Shigaraki Festschrift, pp. 25-78.
Inagaki, Hisao, trans. "Shujisho. A Tract on Holding Fast to the
Name by Kakunyo." Shigaraki Festschrift, pp. 79-88.
Motoyama, Keisho, trans: "Diary of My Father's Death by Kobayashi
Issa." PL n.s. 5 (1988): 113-39. Despite a life fraught with suffering, K. Issa (1763-1828) reveals
through his diary and haiku insights rooted in the Shinshu teaching.
Murano, Kenkichi: "Issa, The Nembutsu Poet." PL n.s. 1
(1984): 28-35.
Rogers, Ann T. and Minor L., trans: "Letters of Rennyo (Ofumi,
Fascicle One)." PL n.s. 5 (1988): 74-112.
Contains extensive valuable notes.
Rogers, Minor L. "A View of Rennyo's Early and Middle years."
Ishida Festschrift, pp. 101-24.
Solomon, Michael. "Kinship and the Transmission of Religious
Charisma: The Case of Honganji." The Journal of Asian Studies 33-3 (May 1974):
403-13.
"The Dilemma of Religious Power: Honganji and Hosokawa Masamoto."
MN 33I (Spring 1978): 51-66.
Tanaka, Eizo, trans: "Anjin Ketsujo Sho (7): On the Attainment of
True Faith." PL 5-2 (Dec. 1983): 40-44. Concluding section of the translation begun in Vol. 2-2.
"The Anjin Ketsujo Sho: The Secret Key to Shin Buddhism."
PL n.s. 3 (Dec. 1986):15-20.
Weinstein, Stanley: "Rennyo and the Shinshu Revival." In
"Japan in the Muromachi Age," edited by John W. Hall and Toyoda Takeshi. Berkeley: University of California Press,
1977, pp. 331-58.
MODERN SHINSHU ... BOOKS
Kiyozawa, Manshi: "December Fan: The Buddhist Essays of Manshi Kiyozawa."
Translated by Nobuo Haneda. Kyoto: Higashi Honganji, 1984. 97 pp. A
glimpse into the life and thought of one of the most engaging Japanese
Shin Buddhists of the modern era. Contains a section on Kiyozawa's life
with bibliographical information.
Maida, Shuichi: "The Evil Person: Essays on Shin Buddhism."
Translated by
Nobuo Haneda. Los Angeles: North American Translation Center, 1989. 101
pp. A student of Akegarasu and a noted Shin teacher of the 20th century.
Takeuchi, Yoshinori: "The Heart of Buddhism." New York: Crossroad, 1983.
MODERN SHINSHU ... ARTICLES
Bloom, Alfred. "Jodo Shinshu the Cosmic Compassion." PL n.s.
1 (1984): 36-61.
Blum, Mark. "Kiyozawa Manshi and the Meaning of Buddhist
Ethics." EB 21-1 (Spring 1988): 61-81.
Ichimura, Shohei: "Bruno
Petzold's Understanding of Shin Buddhism as Experienced in His Major
Work." PW n.s. 4 (1988): 42-50.
Kiyozawa, Manshi: "The Great Path of Absolute Other Power."
Translated by James W. Heisig. In "The Buddha Eye: An Anthology of the
Kyoto School." Edited by Frederick Franck, New York: Crossroad, 1982, pp.
232-35.
"The Relationship between Religious Morality and Common
Morality." Translated by Mark Blum. EB n.s. 22-1 (Spring 1989): 96-110.
Sato, Taira: "The Awakening of Faith in the myokonin Asahara Saichi."
EB 18-1 (Spring 1985): 71-89.
Soga, Ryojin: "The Core of
Shinshu." Translated by Jan Van Bragt, "Japanese Journal of
Religious
Studies" 11/2-3 (1984): 221-42.
SHINSHU IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY ... BOOKS
Bloom, Alfred. "Tannisho: Resource for Modern Living." Honolulu: Buddhist
Study Center, 1982.
Centennial Publication Committee, ed. "A Grateful Past, A Promising
Future: Honpa Hongwanji Mission of,Hawaii 100 Year History 1899-1989."
Honolulu: Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, 1989. 278 pp.
Habadodai Shinpojium to Beikokutobu Kenshuryokodan ed. "Shin Buddhism
Meets American Religions." Kyoto: Nishihongwanji naijibu-nai "Amerika no shukyo o tazunete"
henshu-gakari, 1986. Contains 10 reports and essays related to the historic 1984 Harvard
Symposium on Shin Buddhism and Christianity attended by Japanese
contingent led by Abbot Otani Koshin.
Hasegawa, Atsuko and Nancy Shiraki, eds.
"Hosha: A Pictorial History of Jodo Shinshu Women in Hawaii." Hawaii: The Hawaii Federation of Honpa Hongwanji Buddhist Women's
Association, 1989.
Kashima, Tetsuden: "Buddhism in America: The Social
Organization of an Ethnic Religious Institution." Contributions in Sociology Series 26. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood
Press, 1977. 272 pp. The earliest critical study in English from the
historical and sociological perspective on the Buddhist Churches of
America.
Munekata, Ryo, ed. "Buddhist Churches of America: Vol. 1, 75- Year
History." Chicago: Nobart, Inc., 1974. 467 pp. Commemorative volume with
photos and narratives for the national organization and each of its
affiliated temples.
"Shinshu Kyokai Mission of Hawaii 1914-1984: A Legacy of Seventy
Years." Honolulu: Yoshiko S. Tatsuguchi and Lois A. Suzuki, 1984. 220 pp.
A commemorative volume
with photos and essays tracing the history of this unique 'independent' Shin temple.
Suzuki, David: "Crisis in Japanese Buddhism: Case of Otani Sect. A
Communist Conspiracy to Destroy Religion?" L.A.; Tokyo: Buddhist Books
International, 1985. 284 pp. An examination into the underlying causes of
the highly-publicized scandal which took place around 1980 and its
implications for the role of religion in modern society.
Tuck, Donald R: "Buddhist Churches of America -- Jodo Shinshu Studies in
American Religion Vol. 28." Lewiston, N.Y. The Edwin Mellon Press, 1987.
309 pp. A study of the major American Jodo Shinshu institution from its
historical, organizational, ministerial and symbolic perspectives, with
focus on personal histories of representative ministers.
Zen Buddhist Temple-Toronto, ed. "Spring Wind -- Buddhist Cultural Forum:
Pure Land Buddhism in North America." 5-4 (Winter 1985-6). A collection of
articles on Pure Land development in Hawaii and North America.
SHINSHU IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY ... ARTICLES
Bellah, Robert N: "Pure Land Buddhism and Modernization in Japan
and the United States." PW n.s. 3 (1987): 68-74.
Bloom, Alfred: "Spiritual Potential for Quality Living." PW
n.s. 2 (1986): 42-48.
Cooke, Gerald: "The Struggle for Reform in Otani Shin
Buddhism." EB 13-2 (Autumn 1980): 16-41.
Fenzl, Friedrich: "The
Social Meaning of Shinran's Teaching for Our Time." PL 4-2 (Dec.
1982): 17-24.
"Some Aspects of Shin Ethics in a Modern European Society." PL n.s.
3 (Dec. 1986): 29-34.
Futaba, Kenko: "Future Challenges for Shinshu Followers in
America." PW n.s. I (Fall 1985): 7-10.
"Shinran and Human Dignity: Opening an Historic Horizon."
Translated by Kenryu T. Tsuji. PW n.s. (1988): 51-59.
Kashima, Tetsuden. "An Ethnic Religious Institution's Economic
Activities and Structure: The Japanese American Buddhist Church."
Ryiikoku-daigaku shakaigaku kenkyu nenpo 12 (1982): 127-141. Contains references to other studies on the same institution published
as early as 1932.
Matsumoto, Shoji: "The Modern Relevance of Donran's Pure Land
Buddhist Thought." PW n.s. 3 (1987):36-41.
Nagatomi, Masatoshi: "Shin Buddhism as a Member in the Global
Communities of Faith." PL n.s. 4 (1987): 1-9. An opening address by
the President of IASBS at its
1987 conference in Berkeley.
Peel, Shitoku A: "Acculturation of Shin Buddhism in Europe."
PL n.s. 2 (1985): 89-110.
Rogers, Minor L: "Nembutsu and Commitment in American Life
Today." PW n.s. 3 (1987): 22-30.
Sasaki, Shoten: "Shinshu and
Folk Religion: Toward a Post-Modern Shinshu 'Theology'." Translated by
Jan Van Bragt. Nanzan Bulletin 12 (1988): 13-35. A synoptic look at a
controversial position based on a collective research project studying the practices of
Shinshu followers in Japan whose findings contradicted traditional
assumptions. The author criticizes the deeply ingrained bias of the
'puritan' Shinshu scholar establishment toward folk belief and calls for a
more sympathetic and active attempt to include it in the creation of a
'post-modern' Shinshu doctrine. The article should interest anyone dealing
with the perennial tension between theory and practice.
Shigaraki, Takamaro: "My Hope for American Jodo Shinshu
Buddhism." Translated by Nobuo Haneda. PW
n.s. 1 (1985): 11-13.
Tabrah, Ruth: "Dewdrop on Grassblade: Shin Buddhism and the New
Physics." PL n.s. 2 (1985): 45-54.
Tatsuguchi, Roland: "B.F.Skinner and Jodoshinshu: Musingon 'Hakarai'
and 'Jinen'." PL n.s. 2 (1985):54-73.
_________. "Jinen as a Contribution to Contemporary American
Education." PL n.s. 4 (1987): 69-94.
Unno, Taitetsu: "Toward A Shin Buddhist Dharmology."
Shigaraki Festschrift, pp. 135-50.
Unno, Tetsuo: "Notes on the Americanization of Jodo Shinshu
Buddhism: Urgency, Adaptation, and Existential Relevance in America, 1986 and Beyond."
PW n.s. 2
(1986): 11-17.
Yamaoka, Seigen: "Jodo Shinshu Religious Education Studies -- A Study
into the Meaning Of Transmission." PL n.s. 2 (1985): 39-45.
PRIMARILY EXPERIENTIAL AND EDIFICATION-ORIENTED ... BOOKS
Education Dept., Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha. "Jodo Shinshu for Laymen."
Kyoto: Hongwanji International Center, 1982. A translation from Japanese of
242 questions-and-answers ranging in topics from doctrine to ritual practices and organization.
Ikeyama, Eikichi: "Buddha and Man." Translated by Toshikazu Arai.
Honolulu: Buddhist Study Center Press, 1989.
Matsumoto, Shoji and Ruth Tabrah: "Ajatasatru: The Story of Who We Are.
A New Century Sutra from Shinran's Kyo-gyo-shin-sho." Honolulu, Hawaii:
Buddhist Study Center Press, 1988. 77 pp. A contemporary re-telling of
Shinran's understanding on the conflict between those excluded from
salvation in the 18th vow such as King Ajatasatru and universal salvation.
Miyamoto, Kazuo: "One Man's Journey: A Spiritual Autobiography." Hawaii:
Buddhist Study Center, 1981. 120 pp. By an
Hawaiian-born nisei medical doctor who shares his
unfolding faith and life experiences as a Shin follower.
Osada, Tsuneo: "Rennyo of the Hongwanji." Los Angeles: The Nembutsu
Press, 1987.
Sakakibara, Tokuso: "Bodhisattvas Everywhere." Honolulu: Buddhist Study
Center Press, 1983. 63 pp.
Shigaraki, Takamaro: "The Buddhist World of Awakening." Honolulu:
Buddhist Study Center Press, 1982. 86 pp.
A collection of summer session lectures at the Center.
"An Introduction to Shin Buddhism." Translated by Toshikazu Arai and
Claire Ichiyama. Hawaii: Buddhist Study Center Press, 1984. 29 pp.
Soga, Kosho: "The Path of Awakening: A Collection of Dharma Talks for
Everyday Life." Honolulu: Buddhist Study Center, 1989. 63 pp.
The author shares his experience as
a minister in Hawaii.
Tabrah, Ruth: "Living Shin Buddhism: An Account of a Visit with Hanada
Sensei." Honolulu: Buddhist Study Center Press, 1978.
Takemoto, Arthur, Masao Kodani, Russell Hamada: "Death: Rites of
Passage." Los Angeles: The Nembutsu Press, 1986. 70 pp. A handbook on
helping families with the funeral rites with practical information.
PRIMARILY EXPERIENTIAL AND EDIFICATION-ORIENTED ... ARTICLES
Bloom, Alfred: "To There and Back." EB 16-1 (Spring 1983):
148-52. An account by author of his own heart attack experience in the
context of his religious understanding.
Bolick, Jerry: "Why Pure Land Buddhism -- Reflections on the Tannisho."
PL n.s. 5 (1988): 65-73.
Gatenby, George. "The Life of On." PL n.s. 4 (1987): 154-59.
"One Person's Truth ... Personal Notes on Interpretation in a
Secular Society." PL n.s.4 (1987): 159-64.
See also a bibliography
covering 1995-present,
compiled by Jérôme Ducor.
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