The Buddhist Sects of Japan (Routledge Library Editions: Japan) (Volume 4) - Hardcover

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Steinilber-Oberlin, E

 
9780415593519: The Buddhist Sects of Japan (Routledge Library Editions: Japan) (Volume 4)
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ISBN 10: 0415593514 ISBN 13: 9780415593519
Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

The philosophy of Buddhism, originating in India, has undergone considerable changes in its adoption in the Far East. It has, in Japan, assumed a more practical aspect, and has come to play an important role in the everyday life of action. But in this process Japanese Buddhism has split itself into many sects with greatly differing doctrines, though all profess a method destined to elevate the soul and a method of action. The understanding of this spiritual movement is an important key to the understanding of the contemporary Japanese state of mind, and The Buddhist Sects of Japan gives the first complete account of it in the English language.

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E Steinilber-Oberlin

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415593514
ISBN 13 
9780415593519
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
320

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