Buddhist Psalms translated from the Japanese of Shinran Shonin
by Shinran
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About This Book
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Chapters (25)
- WISDOM OF THE EAST
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- EDITORIAL NOTE
- BUDDHIST PSALMS
- LAUDING THE INFINITE ONE
- OF PARADISE
- CONCERNING THE GREAT SUTRA
- CONCERNING THE SUTRA OF THE MEDITATION
- CONCERNING THE LESSER SUTRA
- OF THE MANY SUTRAS CONCERNING THE INFINITE ONE
- CONCERNING THE WELFARE OF THE PRESENT WORLD
- OF THANKSGIVING FOR NAGARJUNA, THE GREAT TEACHER OF INDIA
- OF THANKSGIVING FOR VASUBANDH, THE GREAT TEACHER OF INDIA
- OF THANKSGIVING FOR DONRAN, THE GREAT TEACHER OF CHINA
- CONCERNING UNRIGHTEOUS DEEDS
- CONCERNING DOSHAKU-ZENJI
- CONCERNING ZENDO-DAISHI
- CONCERNING GENSHIN-SOZU
- CONCERNING HŌNEN SHŌNIN
- OF THE THREE PERIODS
- CONCERNING BELIEF AND DOUBT
- IN PRAISE OF PRINCE SHOTOKU
- WHEREIN WITH LAMENTATION I MAKE MY CONFESSION
- ADDITIONAL PSALMS
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