As the title suggests, it is orgatllzed around the three âjewelsâof buddhism: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Presented in 984 to a Japanese imperial princess who had taken initial vows to become a nun, the S a d & is a collection of Buddhist tales composed by a scholar-bureaucrat who was active in the Pure land devotions of Tendai. Ann Arbor, MI: Center for Japanese Studies, 1988. NICHIRENâS SENJISHO: AN ESSAY ON THE SELECTION OF THE PROPER TIME.Translated with an introduction by Kenneth Dollar- THE THREE JEWELS: A STUDY AND TRANSLATION OF MINAM O T 0 TAMENORISSANBOE.

During the course of his career, the Japanese Buddhist monk Studies in Asian Thought and Religion, 1. Foard, Ariuma State Universtiy Tempe, AZ 85287 hide. His translation is highly readable, thoroughly annotated, and deserves the gratitude of all scholars of East Asian Buddhism. Kamensâs study gives the usual account of authorship, text, sources, and so forth, as well as an outline of the workâs contents. Most interesting is the last and longest section, which describes the practices held in the major temples throughout the year.

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