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Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism

Yasuda Rijin and the Shin Buddhist Tradition

By: Paul B. Watt

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Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism

Yasuda Rijin and the Shin Buddhist Tradition

By: Paul B. Watt

The True Pure Land sect of Japanese Buddhism, or Shin Buddhism, grew out of the teachings of Shinran (1173–1262), a Tendai-trained monk who came to doubt the efficacy of that tradition in what he viewed as a degenerate age. Shinran held that even those unable to fulfill the requirements of the traditional Buddhist path could attain enlightenment through the experience of shinjin, “the entrusting mind”—an expression of the profound realization that the Buddha Amida, who promises birth in his Pure Land to all who trust in him, was nothing other than the true basis of all existence and the sustaining nature of human beings. Over the centuries, the subtleties of Shinran’s teachings were often lost. Elaborate rituals developed to focus one’s mind at the moment of death so one might travel to the Pure Land unimpeded, and a rich artistic tradition celebrated the moment when Amida and his retinue of bodhisattvas welcome the dying believer. What is more, many Western interpreters tended to reinforce this view of Pure Land Buddhism, seeing in it certain parallels to Christianity. This volume introduces the thought and selected writings of Yasuda Rijin (1900–1982), a modern Shin Buddhist thinker affiliated with the Otani, or Higashi Honganji, branch of Shin Buddhism. Yasuda sought to restate the teachings of Shinran within a modern tradition that began with the work of Kiyozawa Manshi (1863–1903) and extended through the writings of Yasuda’s teachers Kaneko Daiei (1881–1976) and Soga Ryōjin (1875–1971). These men lived through the period of Japan’s rapid modernization and viewed the Shin tradition as possessing existential significance for modern men and women. For them, and Yasuda in particular, Amida did not exist in some other-worldly paradise but rather Amida and his Pure Land were to be experienced as lived realities in the present. In the writings and lectures presented here, Yasuda draws on not only classical Shin and Mahayana Buddhist sources, but also the thought of Nishida Kitarō (1870–1945), the founder of the Kyoto School of philosophy, and modern Western philosophers such as Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Buber.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824856341

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Biological Diversity

Exploiters and Exploited

By: Paul E. Hatcher,Nick Battey

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Biological Diversity

Exploiters and Exploited

By: Paul E. Hatcher,Nick Battey

Biological Diversity takes a fresh, innovative approach to the teaching of biodiversity. Rather than detailing and cataloguing the major taxa and their evolutionary relationships, the authors have selected 18 groups of organisms and used these as a framework in which to discuss the species and their interactions with man and each other. There is a strong narrative theme throughout – the exploited and the exploiters - and, in many cases, there is emphasis on the historical context. A wide range of organisms are covered, from the unicellular to birds and mammals and with an equal consideration of plants and animals. Species have been chosen for their ability to best illustrate particular biological principles, and for their strong interaction with other species. After an introduction the book is divided into two parts: 'Exploited' and 'Exploiters'. Each of the chapters, although linked to each other, forms a stand-alone essay. They are scientifically rigorous, up-to-date and do not shy away from addressing some controversial issues. Chapters have 'text boxes' highlighting important issues and concepts, lists of further reading and references. In addition to tables and figures the book has a selection of original illustrations drawn by leading artist Steven Appleby. This fresh approach will appeal to all those interested in the biological sciences, and aims to be accessible to people with a diversity of backgrounds. It will prove particularly useful to biology students, enabling them to get to grips with important biological principles and concepts that underpin the diversity of life, and the interrelationship of humans with other groups of organisms.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470979860

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9780470979860

Basics Vorkurs Medizin

By: Paul Yannick Windisch

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Basics Vorkurs Medizin

By: Paul Yannick Windisch

Mit dem "Vorkurs Medizin schnell fit fürs Medizinstudium! GUT: umfassende Wiederholung der Grundlagenfächer Mathematik, Chemie, Biochemie, Biologie und Physik, damit Sie gut vorbereitet dem Tempo der Vorlesungen folgen können. BESSER: das Buch knüpft an das Wissen aus der Oberstufe an und baut die naturwissenschaftlichen Grundlagen auf, die fürs Medizinstudium notwendig sind. So klappt der Start in die Vorklinik! BASICS: schneller Einstieg garantiert: pro Thema eine übersichtliche Doppelseite, viele Abbildungen und die beliebte Zusammenfassung - und passend dazu Übungsfragen zu jedem Fach. Das sind Ihre Vorteile: das Wesentliche zum Thema in leicht verständlicher Form schnell fit für den Einstieg ins Medizinstudium alle Grundlagenfächer in einem Buch

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Fischer Gustav Verlag GmbH & Company KG

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3437097687

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Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism

Yasuda Rijin and the Shin Buddhist Tradition

By: Paul B. Watt

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Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism

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