Author of numerous books about Zen Buddhism (deceased)

In D.T. Suzuki's hands, the stereotypical perception, particularly in the West, of Pure Land Buddhism takes on a different look. Amida Buddha is no longer equivalent to 'God,' and Pure Land is not merely a paradise. Suzuki boldly opts for non-traditional translations of key concepts so that 'vow' is rendered 'prayer' and 'practice' becomes 'living.' Shinran's Kyogyoshinsho is thus illuminated as one of the great Mahayana Buddhist works.

• List of Illustrations ; Editorial Foreword by Sengaku Mayeda, Supervisor ; Chronology ; Introduction to the D.T. Suzuki Translation of Shinran's Kyogyoshinsho by Mark L. Blum, Editor ; Translator's Introduction ; The Forty-Eight Prayers ; "Bodhi-tree" ; The Prayers Summarized (Jusei-ge) ; Vasubandhu's Gatha on a Birth [in the Pure Land] (Gansho-ge) ; The Kyogyoshinsho by D.T. Suzuki ; Preface ; [I] The True Teaching ; [II] The True Living ; [III] The True Faith ; Preface ; Part One ; Part Two ; [IV] The True Realizing ; Afterword by Hiroyuki Honda, Editor ; Notes & Sources of Quotations ; Glossary ; Selected Bibliography on Shin Buddhism in Western Languages ; Index

Author of numerous books about Zen Buddhism (deceased)

In D.T. Suzuki's hands, the stereotypical perception, particularly in the West, of Pure Land Buddhism takes on a different look. Amida Buddha is no longer equivalent to 'God,' and Pure Land is not merely a paradise. Suzuki boldly opts for non-traditional translations of key concepts so that 'vow' is rendered 'prayer' and 'practice' becomes 'living.' Shinran's Kyogyoshinsho is thus illuminated as one of the great Mahayana Buddhist works.

• List of Illustrations ; Editorial Foreword by Sengaku Mayeda, Supervisor ; Chronology ; Introduction to the D.T. Suzuki Translation of Shinran's Kyogyoshinsho by Mark L. Blum, Editor ; Translator's Introduction ; The Forty-Eight Prayers ; "Bodhi-tree" ; The Prayers Summarized (Jusei-ge) ; Vasubandhu's Gatha on a Birth [in the Pure Land] (Gansho-ge) ; The Kyogyoshinsho by D.T. Suzuki ; Preface ; [I] The True Teaching ; [II] The True Living ; [III] The True Faith ; Preface ; Part One ; Part Two ; [IV] The True Realizing ; Afterword by Hiroyuki Honda, Editor ; Notes & Sources of Quotations ; Glossary ; Selected Bibliography on Shin Buddhism in Western Languages ; Index