The Promise of a Sacred World
Windhorse Publications (Verlag)
978-1-911407-90-4 (ISBN)
Nagapriya brings alive for a contemporary audience the 'Other Power' teaching of Shinran, the thirteenth-century founder of Jodo Shinshu, the most widely practised branch of Buddhism in Japan.
In this pioneering book, in turns poetic and philosophical, Nagapriya shows how the insights into the existential condition offered by Shinran can transform our understanding of what Buddhist practice consists in, and what it means to awaken to our ultimate concern.
Shinran (1173 – 1263) is one of the most important thinkers of Japanese Buddhist history, and founder of the Jōdo Shinshū Pure Land school. Nagapriya explores Shinran’s spirituality and teachings through close readings, confessional narrative, and thoughtful interpretation.
This book is an invitation to reimagine Shinran’s religious universe, not for the sake of historical curiosity, but as an exercise that has the potential to remake us in the light of our ultimate concerns.
Nagapriya was born in the UK in 1969. While studying for a philosophy degree, he began practising with the Triratna Buddhist Community and was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 1992. He later studied for a master's degree in the history of religions. Since 2013 Nagapriya has been living in Mexico, where he is chair of the Cuernavaca Buddhist Centre.
About the Author
Author's Acknowledgements
Publisher's Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Foreword
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Bandaged Place
Part 1 Portal to the Infinite
Chapter 2 Betting on the Symbolic World
Chapter 3 Hell Is Decidedly My Abode
Chapter 4 The Horizon of the Impossible
Part 2 Cascade of Blessing
Chapter 5 Shared Out in Endless Abundance
Infinite brightness
Chapter 6 The True Intent
Chapter 7 All with the Same Mind
Chapter 8 The True Essence of the Pure Land Way
Part 3 Other Power
Chapter 9 Great Practice Is No Practice
Chapter 10 Shinjin: The Diamond-Like True Mind
Chapter 11 Evil Transforming into Good
Chapter 12 The Darkness of Ignorance Has Already Cleared
Chapter 13 Free of Any Form of Calculation
Chapter 14 A Newness that Renews Us Ceaselessly
Chapter 15 Coming About of Itself: Jinen
Chapter 16 The Promise of a Sacred World
Appendix: A Guide to Shinran's Writings and Sources
Shinran's writings
Shinran's sources and the Pure Land masters
Contemporary readings
Endnotes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.08.2022 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Tanaka |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-911407-90-2 / 1911407902 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-911407-90-4 / 9781911407904 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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