Beschrijving

The History and Teachings of Nichiren Buddhism covers the history and teachings of Buddhism from the time of Sakyamuni Buddha in ancient India, the transmission and development of Buddhism in China focusing on the development of Tiantai Buddhism, its transmission to Japan as Tendai Buddhism, and the life and teachings of Nichiren Shonin. The basic and most important teachings of Nichiren Shonin and Nichiren Shu are explained in English for the first time.Chapter 1. ¿¿kyamuni Buddha’s Life and Teachings Written by Yosei Ikegami Chapter 2. The Development of Buddhist ThoughtWritten by Kaiei Mochizuki Chapter 3. The Teachings of the Lotus S¿traWritten by Keijin MamiyaChapter 4. Ti¿ntái Buddhism Written by Jinin FukushiChapter 5. The Life of Nichiren Sh¿nin Written by Eichi TeraoChapter 6. Nichiren Sh¿nin’s Teachings Written by Zeho MiwaChapter 7. History of Nichiren Sh¿ Written by Shincho Mochizuki