James C. Dobbins is professor of religion and East Asian studies at Oberlin College.
Preface to the Paperback Edition
ix
Acknowledgments
xiii
Abbreviations
xv
Jodo Shinshu
1
(10)
Pure Land History in the Eyes of Shin Believers
2
(5)
Orthodoxy, Heresy, and Sectarian Development
7
(4)
Honen, the Exclusive Nembutsu, and Suppression
11
(10)
Honen and the Exclusive Nembutsu
12
(2)
Suppression of the Nembutsu
14
(4)
The Pure Land Movement
18
(3)
Shinran and His Teachings
21
(26)
Shinran's Early Years
22
(2)
Embracing the Pure Land Teachings
24
(7)
The Kyogyoshinsho
31
(7)
Shinran's Return to Kyoto
38
(4)
Shinran's Last Years
42
(5)
Licensed Evil
47
(16)
The Origin and Meaning of Licensed Evil
48
(1)
Honen, the Single Nembutsu Doctrine, and Clerical Precepts
49
(4)
Shinran's Arguments against Licensed Evil
53
(3)
Licensed Evil and Shinran's Followers
56
(5)
Shinran's View of Orthodoxy and Heresy
61
(2)
The Early Shinshu
63
(16)
Overview of Shinshu Development
63
(2)
The Shinshu Dojo
65
(4)
The Tannisho
69
(10)
Kakunyo and the Creation of the Honganji Temple
79
(20)
The Honganji
79
(2)
Kakunyo
81
(5)
Zonkaku
86
(2)
Heresies Within and Without
88
(11)
The Shinshu and Rival Schools of Buddhism
99
(13)
The Buddhist Establishment
99
(2)
The Nichiren School
101
(1)
The Chinzei Branch of the Jodoshu School
102
(2)
The Seizan Branch of the Jodoshu School
104
(3)
The Jishu School
107
(3)
The Ikkoshu
110
(2)
Shinshu Factions
112
(20)
The Bukkoji Branch
112
(5)
The Kinshokuji Branch
117
(3)
The Senjuji Branch
120
(5)
The Sanmonto Branch
125
(3)
The Honganji Branch
128
(4)
Rennyo and the Consolidation of the Shinshu
132
(30)
Rennyo's Times
133
(4)
The Hokuriku Campaign
137
(7)
Rennyo's Religious Message
144
(4)
The New Honganji
148
(6)
Rennyo's Legacy
154
(3)
Afterword
Shin Buddhism: An Appraisal
157
(5)
Glossary of Japanese and Chinese Terms
162
(12)
Notes
174
(45)
Bibliography
219
(15)
Index
234
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