Gyōnen’s Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries

Ronald S. Green, Ph.D. (2003), University of Wisconsin-Madison, is Associate Professor of Religions at Coastal Carolina University. He has published monographs, translations, and articles on Japanese Buddhism and Buddhism in popular culture, including Buddhism Goes to the Movies (Routledge, 2014).Chanju Mun, Ph.D. (2002), University of Wisconsin-Madison, taught at University of the West, University of Hawaii, and Coastal Carolina University. His books are widely published and include The History of Doctrinal Classification in Chinese Buddhism (University Press of America, 2006).

"Ronald S. Green and Chanju Mun have translated for the first time into English a crucial Japanese Buddhist work that had become greatly influential in dictating the approach with which Buddhist texts were interpreted and understood in Kamakura Japan. (...) The book is an outstanding addition to the existing English-language literature of Japanese Buddhism which should be of great interest to all students of East Asian religions."- Lehel Balogh, Hokkaido University, in: Religious Studies Review 47.1 (2021).

• ContentsPrefaceRonald S. GreenAbbreviationsPreliminary NotesHistorical Chronology (Through Gyōnen’s Time)List of Japanese Buddhist Monastic RanksList of Tables and DiagramsPart 1: A Sketch of The Transmission of the Buddha Dharma and Related IssuesIntroduction: Gyōnen and the Organizational Structure of His Text1 The Life of Gyōnen (1240-1321) and his Perspective in this Text2 The Organizational Structure of the Text1 Indian Foundations and Chinese Developments of the Buddha Dharma1 Indian Foundation2 Chinese Developments 2 Korean Contributions to Japanese Buddhism1 Korea as the Political Bridge2 The Introduction of Korean Buddhism into Japan3 The Formation of Japanese Buddhism3 Japanese Development of the Buddha Dharma1 Historical Establishment of the Eight Older Schools of Japanese Buddhism2 Historical Establishment of the Newer Kamakura Schools of Gyōnen’s TimePart 2: Translation of Gyōnen’s The Narrative History of Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries4 Fascicle OneIntroduction1 Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in India2 Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in China5 Fascicle Two3 Transmission of the Various Traditions in Japan6 Fascicle Three7 The Ritsu (Vinaya) SchoolColophonBibliographyGlossaryIndex