Renegade Monk: Honen and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism

by Sōhō Machida

The Pure Land sect of Japanese Buddhism is one of the strongest Buddhist sects in Japan, with three and a half million followers. In this book, Soho Machida provides the first detailed, objective account in English of the life and thought of its founder, Honenbo Genku (1133-1212), known as Honen.

Opening with the destruction and chaos that beleaguered Kyoto during Honen's lifetime, Soho Machida explores Honen's social context to discover the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520211790
• ISBN13: 9780520211797
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"