Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: Understanding a Tradition of Practice

by Charles Brewer Jones and Charles B. Jones

Book Overview

Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: Understanding a Tradition of Practice is the first book in any western language to provide a comprehensive overview of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism. Even though Pure Land Buddhism was born in China and currently constitutes the dominant form of Buddhist practice there, it has previously received very little attention from western scholars. In this book, Charles B. Jones examines the reasons for the lack of scholarly attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824888413
• ISBN13: 9780824888411
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"