The Promise of a Sacred World: Shinran's Teaching of Other Power - Paperback
by Nagapriya
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nagapriya, Kenneth K. Tanaka (Foreword by)Publish date:2022-08-25Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Windhorse Publications (UK)ISBN-13:9781911407904ISBN-10:1911407902UPC:9781911407904Book Category:Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Buddhism, BuddhistBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.1499Product ID:SCJRKZR6F4
The Promise of a Sacred World: Shinran's Teaching of Other Power
In this pioneering book, in turns poetic and philosophical, Nagapriya shows how the insights into the existential condition offered by Shinran can transform our understanding of what Buddhist practice consists in, and what it means to awaken to our ultimate concern.
Shinran (1173 - 1263) is one of the most important thinkers of Japanese Buddhist history, and founder of the Jōdo Shinshū Pure Land...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Windhorse Publications (UK)ISBN-13:9781911407904ISBN-10:1911407902UPC:9781911407904Book Category:Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Buddhism, BuddhistBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.1499Product ID:SCJRKZR6F4
Nagapriya was born in the UK in 1969. While studying for a philosophy degree, he began practising with the Triratna Buddhist Community and was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 1992. He later studied for a master's degree in the history of religions. Since 2013 Nagapriya has been living in Mexico, where he is chair of the Cuernavaca Buddhist Centre.
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