The Buddhist Tradition in India, China, and Japan: A Review 
.... Pure
Land Buddhism had become the sort of religion that is easily understood by Westerners: the "Pure
Land" or "Western Paradise" could also be translated as ....
(1608
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In comparing the art of two cultures
.... In Pure
Land Buddhism, the individual needed to chant the name of the Amida Buddha (the Buddha of Unlimited Virtue) a sufficient number of times to achieve ....
(1729
7
)
Four Books on Aspects of Buddhism
.... The Tannisho is an important record of the sayings of Shinran, the founder of Shin
Buddhism--a Japanese form of Pure
Land Buddhism. ....
(2494
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Buddhism in China It is difficult to
.... the 402-416 CE period when Hui-yuan founded the White Lotus Society of Mount Lu and began developing the intellectual basis for the Pure
Land sect of
Buddhism. ....
(466
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Buddhism in China
.... Jochim (1986) noted that Ch'an and Pure
Land Buddhism grew closer to each other during the post T'ang period, with an emphasis on shared practices and an ....
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Buddhist Teachings
.... The Tannisho is an important record of the sayings of Shinran, the founder of Shin
Buddhism--a Japanese form of Pure
Land Buddhism. ....
(2494
10
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Zen Buddhism: Characteristics and Origins
.... The most prominent of these is probably the various varieties of Pure
Land Buddhism, which is an extremely "high church" form of Mahayana
Buddhism, with a ....
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Budhist Approach to Salvation
.... 182) Pure
Land Buddhism was associated with the doctrine of the Buddha Amida, or the Buddha of the Boundless light, "who eons ago vowed that all should be ....
(2517
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Buddhism & Islam
.... In China,
Buddhism began as the unusual religion, but in Korea it began as the official religion. Pure
Land Buddhism is Korea's mainstream religion today. ....
(3178
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Two Sculptures of the Buddha
.... Shingon
Buddhism and Pure
Land Buddhism became, respectively, the prevailing religious modes of the early Heian (sometimes called Jogan) period and late Heian ....
(2240
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East Asian Religions
.... Japanese
Buddhism assumed several important forms including Amidism, or Pure
Land Buddhism, which held that the only thing necessary for salvation was the ....
(2620
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Religions of China, Korea & Japan
.... Japanese
Buddhism assumed several important forms including Amidism, or Pure
Land Buddhism, which held that the only thing necessary for salvation was the ....
(2620
10
)
Christianity and Buddhism
.... Messiah in Isaiah envisions a leader who "shall strike down a
land with the .... 21.24-5). Texts such as these differ from
Buddhism, Hinduism, and the New Testament ....
(2525
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)
Anthropology of Religion
.... Pure
Land Buddhism in China, then Japan, in the 10th century was associated with the doctrine of the Buddha of the Boundless light, "who eons ago vowed that ....
(2813
11
)
The Open Canon Introduction In thinking about
.... It is almost like there is a division between such popular expressions of the religion as Pure
Land Buddhism, which attracts ordinary people, and the Buddhist ....
(1865
7
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World Religions
.... ancestor worship and devotion to the kami pantheon of helpful and mischievous or destructive gods, was subsumed by Zen and Pure
Land Buddhism from China, there ....
(6456
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Buddhism's Future in America
....
Buddhism developed into three main sects: Theravada, Mahayana (which includes the subdivisions of Pure
Land and Zen), and Vajrayana
Buddhism. ....
(1549
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Buddhism's Future in America
....
Buddhism developed into three main sects: Theravada, Mahayana (which includes the subdivisions of Pure
Land and Zen), and Vajrayana
Buddhism. ....
(1568
6
)
Vietnamese Immigrants to the US
.... It has been noted that most Vietnamese lay people adhere to Pure
Land Buddhism, which holds that present-day actions of merit may influence one's future fate ....
(2222
9
)
History of Theravada Buddhism
.... over time, royal patronage equaled such phenomena as royal
land grants for .... ethical dilemmas and violations of customary Buddhist practice in
Buddhism in Ceylon ....
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The history of Hinduism
.... The Pure
Land sect appealed to the poor in the Japanese medieval period, who saw in
Buddhism access to "salvation through faith alone" (Tsunoda, et al. 182). ....
(1512
6
)
Forms of Buddhism in Different Countries
.... The leader is the Dalai Lama, who has brought world attention to his
land and his faith (Ellwood 237). This form of
Buddhism has received attention in recent ....
(2441
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Transplanting Thai Buddhism to the US
.... It is inevitable that Thai
Buddhism would be affected by its transplant to .... European majority, who were bent on murdering the Indians and stealing their
land. ....
(298
1
)
Cha'an Buddhism (Zen)
.... herself: In this sense Zen is not bound to any religion, including
Buddhism. .... engage in manual labor, such as gathering fuel, cultivating the
land, and picking ....
(1406
6
)
Comparison of Hinduism and Buddhism
Of the Eastern religions, Hinduism and
Buddhism are the largest .... people by the invading Muslims in the 8th century and means "inhabitants of the '
land beyond the ....
(1772
7
)
Buddhism in the United States
.... The leader is the Dalai Lama, who has brought world attention to his
land and his faith (Ellwood 237). This form of
Buddhism has received attention in recent ....
(4192
17
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Analysis of Thai Buddhism
.... T. The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the
Land of the .... Cady, John F. Reviewed work: "
Buddhism, Imperialism and War." By Trevor Ling. ....
(2536
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Early Japanese Government
.... Zen
Buddhism and the samurai influenced both religious and artistic development in the .... feudal power that had to be controlled and exploited:
land and peasants ....
(1510
6
)
Depiction of Goddesses
.... who watches over fishermen and seafarers, as well as travelers over the "sea of human sorrow" to the paradise of the Pure
Land strand of
Buddhism (Kinsley, 1989 ....
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Pre-modern Japan
.... And by 630, less than a century after the introduction of writing and
Buddhism to Japan .... basis; addressing the letter "From the Son of Heaven in the
Land of the ....
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