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Paperback Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism Book

ISBN: 0824893719

ISBN13: 9780824893712

Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism

(Part of the Pure Land Buddhist Studies Series)

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What, if anything, is Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism? In 1224, the medieval Japanese scholar-monk Dōhan (1179-1252) composed The Compendium on Esoteric Mindfulness of Buddha (Himitsu nenbutsu shō), which begins with another seemingly simple question: Why is it that practitioners of mantra and meditation rely on the recitation of the name of the Buddha Amitābha? To answer this question, Dōhan explored diverse areas of study spanning...

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