The Prince and the Monk addresses the historical development of the political and religious myths surrounding ShÅtoku Taishi and their influence on Shinran; the founder of the JÅdo-ShinshÅ« school of Pure Land Buddhism. ShÅtoku 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 ShÅtoku'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.
#2225805 in Books State University of New York Press 1993-07-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.20 x 6.00l; 1.58 #File Name: 0791416364532 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Mozella G. MitchellInformative and challenging.10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Mowlana Rumi in ContextBy bobsyawp@aol.comProfessor Schimmel has done us all a great service with this book. It places Mowlana in the context of his society; Islam; and of course Sufi. Such a relief from some of the popular books which present such a 2-dimensional view of Mowlana.
