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How Shinran, a seminal figure in Pure Land Buddhism, was guided by a vision of Shotoku, the imperial prince who was both a political and religious figure.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Shinran and Shotoku Shinran's Life Shinran's Dreams Hymns Dedicated to Shotoku Other Writings on Shotoku 2. The Legends of Shotoku Legendary Shotoku Historical Shotoku The Cult of Shotoku The Shotoku Conspiracy Theory 3. Images of Shotoku in Early Japan Mythic Images of Shotoku in the Nihon shoki Shotoku as Champion of Buddhism Shotoku as Imperial Ancestor Shotoku as Father of Japanese Buddhism 4. Images of Shotoku in Medieval Japan Legitimacy and Authority: Honji suijaku Theory Shotoku in Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist Manifestations: Hui-ssu, kami, and Kannon The Cult of Shotoku: Portraits, Relics, and Women Shotoku Worship at Mount Hiei, Horyuji, and Shitennogji 5. Shotoku and Shinran's Buddhism Gates of Power in Medieval Japan Mappo Shinran on Mount Hiei The Senju nenbutsu Movement Shinran's Attitude Toward Emperorship Shinran's Attitude Toward Shinto kamis Conclusion Appendix A: Selected Sources on Shotoku Legends Appendix B: A Translation of Kotaishi Shotoku hosan Notes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Kenneth Doo Young Lee is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at California State University at Northridge.

Review :
"This extremely well-nourished work of scholarship (drawing on eighty-five primary texts in Japanese and one hundred and sixty-eight secondary ones) offers a flood of information on Prince Shotoku and the vast growth of his legend and cult in medieval Japan." - Japanese Journal of Religious Studies "The book reflects wide research, supplies a great deal of information in English, and is quite engaging." - Japanese Religions "Lee's attempt to bring together social, political, personal, and religious considerations to produce a 'thick description' of Shinran is valuable, innovative, and in line with current scholarship in Buddhist studies, which insists Buddhism, or rather the many Buddhisms, must be seen in historical context, what Biblical scholars would call the Sitz im Leben." - Roger Corless, author of The Vision of Buddhism: The Space under the Tree


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780791470213
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 242
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 463 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0791470210
  • Publisher Date: 22 Feb 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Shotoku Worship in Shinran's Buddhism
  • Width: 152 mm


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