Pure Lands in Asian Texts and Contexts: An Anthology

Book Overview

This diverse anthology of original Buddhist texts in translation provides a historical and conceptual framework that will transform contemporary scholarship on Pure Land Buddhism and instigate its recognition as an essential field of Buddhist studies. Traditional and contemporary primary sources carefully selected from Buddhist cultures across historical, geopolitical, and literary boundaries are organized by genre rather than chronologically,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824897129
• ISBN13: 9780824897123
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 808 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"