Renegade Monk: Honen and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism by Soho Machida (English) H

Description: Renegade Monk by Soho Machida, Ioannis Mentzas The Pure Land sect of Japanese Buddhism is one of the strongest Buddhist sects in Japan, with three and a half million followers. In this book, the author provides a detailed, objective account in English of the life and thought of its founder, Honenbo Genku (1133-1212), known as Honen. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Pure Land sect of Japanese Buddhism is one of the strongest Buddhist sects in Japan, with three and a half million followers. In this book, Soho Machida provides the first detailed, objective account in English of the life and thought of its founder, Honenbo Genku (1133-1212), known as Honen.Opening with the destruction and chaos that beleaguered Kyoto during Honens lifetime, Soho Machida explores Honens social context to discover the roots of his thought and the source of his popularity. The Old Buddhist regime had a stranglehold on peasants, he shows, by concocting images of vindictive spirits, hell, and an apocalyptic collapse of the law in these chaotic times. Machida asserts that when Honen countered such negative, menacing images by focusing his imagination on the Pure Land and actually affirming death, he became not only a radical thinker but also the leader of a revolutionary social movement-a medieval Japanese "liberation theology." Clearly argued and informed by contemporary Western theory, this book will become the definitive source on Honens life and thought for decades to come. Flap "An original and highly stimulating approach. Honen, the founder of the Pure Land sect, has been greatly underestimated and neglected in modern studies of Japanese Buddhism. Notable for making connections with Christian liberation theology and for establishing the social significance of the Pure Land movement, this book will make excellent reading in courses on world religion, Japanese religion, and religion and society."--Alfred Bloom, author of Shinrans Gospel of Pure Grace "Soho Machidas original, provocative study of Honen secures his place in Japanese intellectual history; and his bold advocacy of Pure Land practice forms a watershed in Japanese Buddhism, dividing the old and new, hierarchical and egalitarian, elitist and popular faith."--Taitetsu Unno "Machida has thrusted Honen to his deserved place at the center stage of Pure Land Buddhist development. We are drawn closer to Honen as a person and a spiritual genius who not only established Pure Land as an independent tradition but also impacted the overall Japanese Buddhist ethos of his time. The Wests perception of Pure Land Buddhism has been forever transformed by this superb work."--Kenneth K. Tanaka, Musashino Womens University, Tokyo Author Biography Soho Machida is Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies at National University. Ioannis Mentzas is a Ph.D. candidate in the Deptartment of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Details ISBN0520211790 Author Ioannis Mentzas Short Title RENEGADE MONK Pages 212 Publisher University of California Press Language English ISBN-10 0520211790 ISBN-13 9780520211797 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1999 Imprint University of California Press Country of Publication United States Translated from Japanese Edited by Ioannis Mentzas Birth 1950 Translator Ioannis Mentzas Place of Publication Berkerley Residence US Illustrations black & white illustrations Subtitle Honen and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism DOI 10.1604/9780520211797 UK Release Date 1999-04-01 AU Release Date 1999-04-01 NZ Release Date 1999-04-01 US Release Date 1999-04-01 Publication Date 1999-04-01 DEWEY 294.3926092 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159797746;

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