Living in Nenbutsu: Commentary on the Shoshinge by Shinran - Hardcover

Kemmyo Taira Sato

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0901032654 ISBN 13: 9780901032652

Publisher: Buddhist Society, 2022

Synopsis

The Shōshinge is a gātha of particular importance from The Kyōgyōshinsō by Shinran (1173-1262). Living in Nenbutsu is a translation of, and commentary on the Shōshinge, which means Hymn on the Right Faith in Nenbutsu. In the teaching of Pure Land Buddhism, the term is usually understood as a particular ‘practice’ by virtue of which we attain birth in the Pure Land and ultimately the ‘realisation’ of Supreme Enlightenment. The Shin Buddhist notion of Nenbutsu, however, is something entirely different. In Shin Buddhism the Nenbutsu is actually seen as the working of Amida Buddha’s great love and compassion, his call to all of us sentient beings to come to him just as we are without any reservation. This new translation and commentary will explore the Shōshinge in all its depth and meaning.

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About the Author

Professor Kemmyo Taira Sato is Director of the Three Wheels Shin Buddhist temple in London, and Visiting Professor at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. He is the author of Living with Thanks: The Five Fascicle Version of Rennyo Shonin’s Letters (Buddhist Society, 2019), and with Professor John White, the editor and translator of The Haiku of Basho (Buddhist Society, 2019), The Haiku of Issa (Buddhist Society, 2020) and The Haiku of Buson (Buddhist Society, 2020).

Edition details

• Publisher: Buddhist Society
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0901032654
• ISBN 13: 9780901032652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224