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Buddhist Psalms
Shinran Shōnin · Buddhism · 13th century CE
Translated by S. Yamabe & L. Adams Beck (1921)
21 chapters
Devotional hymns of the Japanese Pure Land master Shinran (1173–1263) — wasan in praise of Amida Buddha and the Pure Land of the West, the central poetic literature of Jōdo Shinshū devotion.
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Contents
- 1Introduction
- 2Lauding the Infinite One
- 3Of Paradise
- 4Concerning the Great Sutra
- 5Concerning the Sutra of the Meditation
- 6Concerning the Lesser Sutra
- 7Of the Many Sutras Concerning the Infinite One
- 8Concerning the Welfare of the Present World
- 9Of Thanksgiving for Nagarjuna, the Great Teacher of India
- 10Of Thanksgiving for Vasubandh, the Great Teacher of India
- 11Of Thanksgiving for Donran, the Great Teacher of China
- 12Concerning Unrighteous Deeds
- 13Concerning Doshaku-Zen
- 14Concerning Zendo-Daishi
- 15Concerning Genshin-Sozu
- 16Concerning Honen Shonin
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