TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tanaka, Kenneth K
AU  - Tanaka,Kenneth K
TI  - Pure Land Buddhism:  Historical Development and Contemporary Manifestation
SN  - 8186861726   
U1  - N08.4(S20) 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Bangalore
PB  - Dharmaram Publications
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; Historical Development in Asia  India and Central Asia......................................... 20  China................................................................... 37  East Asia: Korea, Japan and Vietnam................. 57  South Asia: Tibet and Nepal.............................. 75   Contemporary Pure Land Buddhism in Japan and the United States Practice in the World  Ethics in American Shin Buddhism Trans-Ethical Responsibility......................................... 86  Concern for Others in Pure Land Soteriological  and Ethical Considerations: The Case ofJogyodaihi (Constantly Practicing Great Compassion)....... IllEngaged Shin Buddhism: Toward a Discourse of  Engaged Living (Seikatsu-ron)......................... 135   Where is the Pure Land? A Controversy in  Chinese Buddhism............................................ 148  Symbolism of Amida and Pure Land in an  American Context............................................. 165     A Scientific Explanation of Pure Land  and Amida......................................................... 189    Issues of Ethnicity in the Buddhist Churches of  America............................................................. 205   Perspectives of Asian American Buddhists on American Buddhism: With a Focus on Their Views on Non-Asian Buddhists ................ 229   Community Building in Shin Buddhist Sanghas: An Examination of Two Temples in Japan and the United States........................ 248   The Challenges Facing Shin Buddhist Propagation in America......................................................... 269
ER  -