Part 5:
Doctrinal and Historical Studies
(Monograph)
(1) Interpreting
Amida:
History and Orientalism in
the Study of Pure Land Buddhism.
By Galen
Amstutz.
State University of New York Press,
1997.
(2) Approaching the Land of Bliss:
Religious Praxis in the Cult of Amitabha.
Ed. by Richard K. Payne
and Kenneth K. Tanaka.
University of Hawaii Press
2004.
(3) Shin Buddhism: Historical,
Textual, and Interpretive Studies.
Ed. by Richard K. Payne.
Institute of Buddhist
Studies and Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and
Research, 2007.
(4) Pure Land Buddhism: Historical
Development and Contemporary Manifestation.
By Kenneth K.
Tanaka.
Dharmaram Publications,
2004.
(5) The Dawn of Chinese Pure Land
Buddhist Doctrine:
Ching-Ying Hui-Yuan’s
Commentary to the Visualization Sutra.
By Kenneth K.
Tanaka.
State University of New
York Press, 1990.
(6) Visions of
Sukhavati:
Shan-Tao’s Commentary on
the Kuan Wu-Liang-Shou-Fo Ching.
By Julian Pas.
State University of New
York Press, 1995.
(7) The Way to
Nirvana:
The Concept of the
Nembutsu in Shan-Tao’s Pure Land Buddhism.
By Ryosetsu
Fujiwara.
The Kyoiku Shincho Sha,
1974.
(8) The Pure Land Tradition: History
and Development
Berkeley Buddhist Study
Series 3.
Ed. by James Foard,
Michael Solomon, and Richard Payne.
University of California
at Berkeley and the Institute of Buddhist Studies, 1996.
(9) The Origins and Development of
Pure Land Buddhism:
A Study and Translation of
Gyonen’s Jodo Homon Genrusho.
By Mark L.
Blum.
Oxford University Press,
2002.
(10) Philosophy as
Metanoetics.
By Hajime
Tanabe, tr. by Yoshinori Takeuchi with Valdo Viglielmo and James W.
Heisig.
University of
California Press, 1986.
(11) The Religious Philosophy of
Tanabe Hajime: The Metanoetic Imperative.
Ed. by
Taitetsu Unno and James W. Heisig.
Asian
Humanities Press, 1990.
(12) The Heart of
Buddhism.
By Yoshinori
Takeuchi.
Crossroad,
1983.
(13) Shinran in the Contemporary
World.
By The Nishi
Hongwanji Commission on the Promotion of Religious
Education.
Hongwanji
International Center, 1979.
(14) A Study of Shin
Buddhism.
By Gessho
Sasaki.
The Eastern
Buddhist Society 1925.
(15) An Introduction to Shin
Buddhism.
By Kosho
Yamamoto.
The
Karinbunko, 1963.
(16) Shinran: His Life and
Thought.
By Norihiko
Kikumura.
The Nembutsu
Press, 1972.
(17) Nembutsu in Shinran and His
Teachers: A Comparison.
By Shinei
Shigefuji.
Toronto
Buddhist Church, 1980.
(18) Young Man Shinran: A
Reappraisal of Shinran’s Life.
By Takamichi
Takahatake.
Wilfred
Laurier University Press, 1987.
(19) Understanding Shinran: A
Dialogical Approach.
By Hee-Sung
Keel.
Asian
Humanities Press, 1995.
(20) Jodo Shinshu: Shin Buddhism in
Medieval Japan.
By James C.
Dobbins.
University of
Hawaii Press, 2002.
(21) Popular Buddhism in Japan: Shin
Buddhist Religion & Culture.
By Esben
Andreasen.
University of
Hawaii Press, 1998.
Experiential and
Edification-oriented
Titles Published by the
Buddhist Study Center Press
(1) Shin Sutras to Live by: A New
Century Publication.
Ed. by Ruth Tabrah and
Shoji Matsumoto. 1990.
(2) Ajatasatru: The Story of Who We
Are.
By
Shoji Matsumoto and Ruth Tabrah. 1998.
(3) The Natural Way of Shin
Buddhism.
By Shoji Matsumoto and
Ruth Tabrah. 1994.
(4) Buddha and Man.
By Eikichi Ikeyama, tr. by
Toshikazu Arai. 1989.
(5) The Path of Awakening: A
Collection of Dharma Talks for Everyday Life.
By Kosho Soga.
1989.
(6) One Man’s Journey: A Spiritual
Autobiography.
By Kazuo Miyamoto.
1981.
Other Books
(7) The Monk Who Dared: An
Historical Novel About Shinran.
By Ruth Tabrah.
Press Pacifica,
1994.
(8) Jodo Shinshu: A
Guide
Hongwanji International Center, 2002.
(9) Ocean: An Introduction to
Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism in America.
A Dialogue with Buddhists
& Others.
By Kenneth K.
Tanaka.
Wisdom Ocean Publications,
1997.
(10) Namo Amida Butsu: Understanding
Jodo-Shinshu.
By Eiken
Kobai.
The Nembutsu Press,
1998.
(11) True Pure Land Buddhism.
Jodoshinshu: An Introduction.
By Seigen
Yamaoka.
Pure Land
Publications. 1991.
(12) The True Meaning of
Buddhism.
By Ryuchi
Fujii.
Honpa
Hongwanji Press, 1957.
(13) Naturalness: A Classic of Shin
Buddhism.
By Kenryo
Kanamatsu.
World Wisdom,
2002.
(14) December Fan: The Buddhist
Essays of Manshi Kiyozawa.
Tr. by Nobuo
Haneda.
Higashi
Honganji, 1984.
(15) The Evil Person: Essays on Shin
Buddhism.
By Shuichi Maida,
tr. by Nobuo Haneda.
Higashi
Honganji North American Translation Center. 1989.
(16) Perfect Freedom in Buddhism: An
Exposition of the Words of Shinran,
Founder of the
Shin Sect, the Largest Buddhist School in Japan.
Originally
written in Japanese by the Tannisho Kenkyukai, tr. by Shinji
Takuwa.
The Hokuseido
Press, 1968.
(17) On Being Evil: An Introduction
to the Tannisho.
By Sachiya
Hiro.
The Nembutsu
Press, 1987.
(18) The Hands and Feet of the
Heart.
By Hisako
Nakamura, ed. by Bunyu Fujimura.
The Nembutsu
Press.
(19) Who Loves Dies Well: On the
Brink of Buddha’s Pure Land.
By David
Brazier
O Books,
2007.
(20) The Other Buddhism: Amida Comes
West.
By Caroline
Brazier.
O books,
2007.
(21) Tariki: Embracing Despair,
Discovering Peace.
By Hiroyuki
Itsuki, tr. by Joseph Robert.
Kodansha
1999.
