Pye/Lay Buddhism, 10. Myōe’s Critique of Hōnen

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How to Cite: Shōjun, Bandō. 10 Myōe’s Critique of Hōnen. Lay Buddhism and Spirituality - From Vimalakirti to the Nenbutsu Masters. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 181 - 198 Jul 2014. ISBN 9781908049155.

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This chapter analyses the texts writen by Hōnen Shōnin on Myōe Shōnin's work. Soon after the death of Hōnen Shōnin 法然上人 (1133–1212) which occurred on January 25th, 1212, Myōe Shōnin 明恵上人 (1173–1232) successively published two books severely criticizing Hōnen’s great writing on the significance of the Nembutsu practice, the Senchaku hongan nenbutsu shū 選択本願念仏集 (abbreviated hereafter as Senjakushū .

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    Lay Buddhism and Spirituality: From Vimalakīrti to the Nenbutsu Masters
  • creator
    Bandō Shōjun
  • isbn
    9781781792261 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
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    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • series title
    Eastern Buddhist Voices
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781792261