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Pages 272 pages Dewey Decimal 294.3/926 22 OCLC 71369089 | 4.5/5 Goodreads Publication date 2007 ISBN 978-1-933316-21-5 Originally published 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting is a compilation of passages from the writings and life story of Shinran Shonin. Shinran, who wrote during the Kamakura Period, was a Japanese monk who founded Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, which eventually became the largest Buddhist sect in Japan.
The book (compiled by Alfred Bloom, with a foreword by Ruben L.F. Habito) is divided into three major sections:
The book is an attempt to bring Pure Land Buddhism to the attention of a Western audience.
The book received the Silver (2nd) Book of the Year Award in the Religion category (2007) from ForeWord Magazine.
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The Essential Shinran Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA