Resources
"Nishi Honganji and Japanese Buddhist
Nationalism; 1862-1945" -- original master's thesis by Ronald Stone
Anderson.
A scholarly work written by Ronald Anderson, who served as
a Civil Information and Education Officer in Kyoto during the occupation of
Japan after World War II. This 313-page document has been scanned and can be
viewed as an Adobe pdf file.
NOTE: the
complete "zip" file is more than 100 MB and can take over 5 minutes to
download using a high-speed cable connection. It requires an unzipping
program (such as Winzip, or ZIPreader, available free from the
PKware website) and Adobe Acrobat reader (available
free on the
Adobe
website).
Jérôme
Ducor's LinksPitaka -- Jodo Shinshu Resource Site
Born and living in Geneva,
Jérôme Ducor studied Buddhism at Lausanne University. He graduated in
religious studies and received his doctorate in Japanese Studies from Geneva
University. He specialized in Japanese Buddhism at Ryukoku University and
was ordained in the Jodo-Shinshu school of Buddhism at Hompa-Honganji in
Kyoto. He is vice-resident at the Shingyoji Temple in Geneva.
The
Buddhist Study Center
The Buddhist Study Center (BSC) was established in 1972 as a
part of the
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH).
American Buddhist Study Center, New York City
The only Pure Land Jodo Shinshu Buddhist study center on
the East Coast.
Jodo Shu Research Institute -- Tokyo
An informative website dedicated to the teaching of Honen,
Shinran's teacher. In-depth history, analysis and translations of Pure Land
Buddhist resources.
Jodo Shu -- Japan
The main website for the Jodo Shu school. Includes a
"Virtual Temple," Honen's teachings, description of major annual ceremonies,
etc.
The Living Dharma Library
Sermons and essays on Shin Buddhism by ministers and lay
people. A valuable resource for insights and information on Shin Buddhism,
presented by the West Covina (California) Buddhist Temple.
Amida Net
The website of Hisao Inagaki, Professor Emeritus, Ryukoku
University. President of the International Association of Shin
Buddhist Studies since 1993. Author of numerous books, including,
"T'an-luan's
Commentary on Vasubandhu's Discourse on the Pure Land: A Study and
Translation," and "Nagarjuna's Discourse on the Ten Stages: Translation and
Study of the Verses and the Chapter on the Easy Practice." Site contains
articles and essays; Mahayana scriptures, hymns and writings; illustrated
Pure Land scriptures; mandalas of the Three Pure Land Sutras, and more.
Hisao Inagaki
