In the person of Nembutsu opens up the great path of unobstructed freedom. 

"Tannisho, A Shin Buddhist Classic," trans. by Taitetsu Unno


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More books & book sources ...

From Jodo-shu in Tokyo: Sho-On Hattori's "A Raft  from the Other Shore." (Tokyo: Jodoshu Press, 2000.) Includes a life of Honen, Shinran's teacher, and a discussion of his teaching of Nembutsu. Available at Amazon. Also from: from: Jodo Shu Research Institute, Meisho Kaikan 4F, Shiba Koen 4-7-4, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011, JAPAN. Tel: 81-3-5472-6571; Fax: 81-3-3438-4033 ... e-mail

 

 

"T'an-luan's Commentary on Vasubandhu's Discourse on the Pure Land," by Zuio Hisao Inagaki. Contains an introduction, original text, translation, notes, historical maps, T'an-luan's biographical references, glossary and index. 407 pages, 1998. $40.  
For information, contact: H. Inagaki

 

 

 

"Pure Land Tradition: History and Development." A series of essays. James Foard, Michael Solomon and Richard Payne, eds. Berkeley Buddhist Studies, 1996.
IGS Publications.

 

 


Other books of interest ...

"Nagarjuna's Discourse on the Ten Stages (Dasabhumika-vibhasa): translation and study of Verses and Chapter 9." Hisao Inagaki. (Kyoto: Nagata Bunshodo, 1998).

"Light: The Life and Thought of Rennyo." Kakehashi Jitsuen. Los Angeles: Pure Land Publications, 1999. The eighth Abbot, 1415-99.

"Rennyo and the Rise of the Hongwanji in the Muromachi Period." Michael Solomon.

Sources for Buddhist books & supplies ...

Active Image The Buddhist Bookstore ...
located at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley.

The Hongwanji Place
311 E. First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012


Books from Nagata Bunshodo
 -- Nembutsu.info of Australia

 

 

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