1953 La Doctrine de Nichiren by G. Renondeau

Description: Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale, Publications du Musée Guibert Bibliothèque d’Études, Tome Cinquante-Huitième: La Doctrine de Nichiren par G. Renondeau. Published in Paris by the Presses Universitaires de France. 1953, 332pp, 7 x 10", 8vo, softcover binding. In fair condition with a good deal of shelf-wear, age-related wear and marks from previous use. The spine is considerably creased, with some chipping to the head and tail. General age-related toning to the paper covers and pages. The previous owner has left a blue-inked faculty stamp and pen notations on the front cover, and inside the folio, with occasional red pencil underlining. Included are a photographic frontispiece, illustrated plates, and a fold-out in the back. The fold-out map is entitled "Itineraires de Nichiren" and measures 21 x 10". Please see our photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. This rare 1950s French language study of the Doctrines of Nichiren. Nichiren (1222-1282), was a Japanese Buddhist priest and philosopher of the Kamakura period. His teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism, a Branch of Mahayana Buddhism. He declared that the Lotus Sutra alone contains the highest truth of Buddhist teachings suited for the third age of Buddhism, insisting that Japan and its people should support only this form of Buddhism and eradicate all others. He was the priest who established the form of Buddhism embraced by members of the Soka Gakkai. He had deep concern for the welfare of ordinary people, which made him an unrelenting opponent to the often turbulent and oppressive social structures of his time. He dedicated his life to propagating a teaching that could liberate people from their sufferings and create the conditions for a society based on respect for the fundamental dignity and equality of all people. This specific book once resided in the prestigious library of language scholar Johannes Rahder (1898-1988). Rahder was a Dutch Orientalist and professor of Japanese at the University of Leiden from 1931 through 1946, and at Yale University from 1947 through 1965. He was depicted in the work of the legendary Langston Hughes' (1901-1967) 'I Wonder, I Wander'. After a brief meeting between the two figures on the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1933, Hughes recognized Rahder as being a "...famous authority on obscure Oriental languages". Rahder's blue-inked Yale University faculty stamp and pen markings can be found throughout this folio. FORN-SHELF-0754-BB-0524-eb0710

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