The Prince and the Monk
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The Prince and the Monk

Shōtoku Worship in Shinran's Buddhism

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
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The Prince and the Monk

Shōtoku Worship in Shinran's Buddhism

About this book

How Shinran, a seminal figure in Pure Land Buddhism, was guided by a vision of Sh?toku, the imperial prince who was both a political and religious figure..

The Prince and the Monk addresses the historical development of the political and religious myths surrounding Sh?toku Taishi and their influence on Shinran, the founder of the J?do-Shinsh? school of Pure Land Buddhism. Sh?toku Taishi (574–622) was a prince who led the campaign to unify Japan, wrote the imperial constitution, and promoted Buddhism as a religion of peace and prosperity. Shinran's Buddhism developed centuries later during the Kamakura period, which began in the late twelfth century. Kenneth Doo Young Lee discusses Shinran's liturgical text, his dream of Sh?toku's manifestation as Kannon (the world-saving Bodhisattva of Compassion), and other relevant events during his life. In addition, this book shows that Shinran's Buddhism was consistent with honji suijaku culture-the synthesis of the Shinto and Buddhist pantheons-prevalent during the Kamakura period.

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Table of contents

  1. The Prince and the Monk
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. Shinran and Shotoku
  6. 2. The Legends of Shotoku
  7. 3. Images of Shotoku in Early Japan
  8. 4. Images of Shotoku in Medieval Japan
  9. 5. Shotoku and Shinran’s Buddhism
  10. Conclusion
  11. Appendix A. Selected Sourceson Shotoku Legends
  12. Appendix B. A Translation of Shinran’sKotaishi Shotoku hosan(Hymns of Respect to Imperial PrinceShotoku), written in Kencho 7 [1255]at the age of Eighty-three
  13. Notes
  14. Selected Bibliography
  15. Index