Japanese Buddhism: A Cultural History

By Jeffrey Hunter, Yoshiro Tamura, Dashka Slater

Book Overview

Buddhism was founded in India more than two thousand years ago, but the Japanese molded it to suit their culture, and it became one of the most enduring and far-reaching cultural and intellectual... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4333016843
• ISBN13: 9784333016846
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Kosei Publishing Co
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Very well written- simple yet captivating

When I've searched for a general introduction for the subject of Japanese Buddhism, I wanted to find a readable, fluent in style and information kind of a book. Among the first results I've found was Tamura's book. After I've looked at the table of content and saw the full scale of this impressive overlook into the subject, I decided to purchase it with no hesitation.I found the historical details and the philosophical explanations to be very clear, especially when comparing various Buddhist sects as "pure land", " Ten Dai" ,"shingon" and even "future Buddhism". For me, the book was a "must" as I was starting writing my seminar on Japanese Buddhism, and I found it captivating not only in style, but also in the depth of the explanations it gave.

Historical view of Japanese Buddhism

I wish I had this book in college going for a degree in Asian Humanities. The historic facts were well researched and yet, plainly written for academic understanding. Well done.