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Chinese Pure Land Buddhism - Understanding a Tradition of Practice (Paperback)
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Chinese Pure Land Buddhism - Understanding a Tradition of Practice (Paperback)
Series: Pure Land Buddhist Studies
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Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: Understanding a Tradition of Practice
is the first book in any western language to provide a
comprehensive overview of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism. Even though
Pure Land Buddhism was born in China and currently constitutes the
dominant form of Buddhist practice there, it has previously
received very little attention from western scholars. In this book,
Charles B. Jones examines the reasons for the lack of scholarly
attention and why the few past treatments of the topic missed many
of its distinctive features. He argues that the Chinese Pure Land
tradition, with its characteristic promise of rebirth in the Pure
Land to even non-elite or undeserving practitioners, should not be
viewed from the perspective of the Japanese Pure Land tradition,
which differs greatly. More accurately contextualizing Chinese Pure
Land Buddhism within the landscape of Chinese Buddhism and the
broader global Buddhist tradition, this work celebrates Chinese
Pure Land, not as a school or sect, but as a unique and inherently
valuable "tradition of practice." This volume is organized
thematically, clearly presenting topics such as the nature of the
Pure Land, the relationship between "self-power" and "other-power,"
the practice of nianfo (buddha-recollection), and the formation of
the line of "patriarchs" that keep the tradition grounded. It
guides us in understanding the vigorous debates that Chinese Pure
Land Buddhism evoked and delves into the rich apologetic literature
that it produced in its own defense. Drawing upon a wealth of
previously unexamined primary source materials, as well as modern
texts by contemporary Chinese Pure Land masters, the author
provides lucid translations of resources previously unavailable in
English. He also shares his lifetime of experience in this field,
enlivening the narrative with personal anecdotes of his visits to
sites of Pure Land practice in China and Taiwan. The
straightforward and nontechnical prose makes this book a standby
resource for anyone interested in pursuing research in this lively,
sophisticated, and still-evolving religious tradition. Scholars -
including undergraduates - specializing in East Asian Buddhism, as
well as those interested in Buddhism or Chinese religion and
history in general, will find this book invaluable.
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