The Essential Shinran

A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting

Edited by Alfred Bloom
Published by World Wisdom
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Renowned scholar Alfred Bloom presents the life and teachings of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Shin (or Pure Land) Buddhism, the most populist form of Buddhism in Japan, drawing extensively on the writings of this influential Japanese religious reformer.

Product Details

  • Publisher: World Wisdom (December 21, 2006)
  • Length: 280 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781933316888

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