Buddhism entered Japan from Korea around 550 AD and has long since made the fruits of Chinese Buddhism her own. Of the Japanese traditions like Zen not represented separately, there are the Tendai (known as T'ien T'ai in China) and tantric Shingon (known as Mi-tsung or Chen-yen in China).
A profound and practical collection of articles introducing Buddhist teaching, incorporating a translation and commentary on the Hannya Sutra, expressing the...
This informative and inspiring book offers an account of basic Buddhism focusing on the life of the Buddha, and the general teachings of his time. The book is not an ordered...
Ippen (1239-1289) was a wandering hijiri or holy man who studied in the Pure Land tradition of Honen and is regarded as the founder of the Jishu, one of the major new Buddhist schools that...
The leading representative of the Kyoto school of philosophy examines the relevance of the notion of nothingness for contemporary life. Nishitani notes the trend of Western...
The first detailed study in English on the development of Shin Buddhism from its inception in the teachings of Shinran to its emergence as one of the largest schools of...
Described as one of the most original, creative and important philosophical texts to have emerged from what has become known as the 'Kyoto school' of Japanese...
A study of the different schools of Japanese Buddhism and their philosophies. Includes: the Kusha school (Realism, Abhidharmakosa, Chu-she); the Jojitsu...
Delightful brief stories of the ten great disciples of the Buddha as well as eighteen other devotees, male and female, lay and ordained. The ten great disciples included are:...
The intellectual encounter of Buddhist understanding and major Western philosophers in the thinking and writing of Nishida Kitaro, founder of the Kyoto school...
Join us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter