Selected Works of D.T. Suzuki, Volume II: Pure Land by Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki - 2015

Berkeley. 2015. January 2015. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780520268937. 6 x 9. 350 pages. hardcover . keywords: Religion. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki is considered a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism to the non-Asian world. Many in the West encountered Buddhism for the very first time through his writings and teaching, and for nearly a century his work and legacy have contributed to the ongoing religious and cultural interchange between Japan and the rest of the world. Volume 2 of the collected works of D.T. Suzuki brings together his writings on Pure Land Buddhism. Suzuki had a long and abiding interest in this strand of Buddhism, particularly Japanese Shin Buddhism, which he wrote about frequently throughout his life. At the center of the Pure Land tradition is the Buddha Amida and his miraculous, transcendent realm known as the paradise or ‘land of bliss,' where sentient beings should aspire to be born in their… Read More

Hardback. New. Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki was a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism to the non-Asian world. This volume brings together Suzuki's writings on Pure Land Buddhism. It analyzes Suzuki's cogent, and thought-provoking interpretations, which helped stimulate new understandings of Pure Land Buddhism quite different from traditional doctrine.

Univ of California Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. 295 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

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University of California Press, 2015-01-14. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing