"The text of The Heart of the Buddha-Dharma was extracted from Dharma messages, pamphlets, and temple newsletter columns, written by Reverend Kenryu T. Tsuji over a forty-year period." Reverend Kenryu T. Tuji was the first Japanese-American Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America and he, along with Dr. Yehan Numata, founded the Ejoki Buddhist Temple in northern Virginia. Included in the book are "The Many Buddhas," "Fundamental Teachings," "Jodo Shinshu, a Brief Introduction," "Life of Nembutsu," and "84,000 Thoughts."

Revision of the 1984 edition. This book is a good introduction to the life of Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, and to his wonderful teaching, the Buddha-Dharma.

Dr. Bloom writes on Shinran's teachings so we may understand them today. He shares Shinran's life and thought in the context of our own lives.

Translated by Tsuneichi Takeshita with editing by Alfred Bloom and Ruth Tabrah. As Bishop of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii from 1899 to 1932, Yemyo Imamura held democracy as an ideal and integrated it into his bold vision for Buddhism in Hawaii. Among a few of his radical accomplishments was the design and construction of the first major Shin Buddhist temple to be built outside of Japan, in Honolulu.

Translated by Dr. Toshikazu Arai. Nitetzsche and Goethe were profound influences on Professor Ikeyama, who spent the early years of the twentieth century studying in Europe. His search for the meaning of Shin Buddhism in his life was so intense that he subtitled this text, Milestone.

Translated by Dr. Toshikazu Arai. Nitetzsche and Goethe were profound influences on Professor Ikeyama, who spent the early years of the twentieth century studying in Europe. His search for the meaning of Shin Buddhism in his life was so intense that he subtitled this text, Milestone.

Best selling existential interpretation of the Shin Buddhist classic.

A deeply moving account of one of the twentieth century's most profound and direct Nembutsu teachers. Rev. Masao Hanada gives the essence of Shinran's Shin Buddhist way through an account of how he became a truly human being.

A collection of dharma talks for everyday life. The author writes in a powerful way about the meaning of Shin Buddhism in this modern, scientific, nuclear age. Confronted by the deaths of a young cousin and a beloved grandfather, he comes to an understanding and personal acceptance of the religious path he earlier rejected.

A collection of short, easy-to-read dharma articles by noted nembutsu author/teachers like Dr. Taitetsu Unno of Smith College and lay practitioners such as Sets Yoshida whose "My Path to Shinshu" tells of her experience caring for cancer patients and AIDS sufferers. In her "Feminism is compassionate Wisdom", Edith Maeda gives us a new perspective on Nembutsu and modern social issues.

A moving account of what one perceptive Buddhist teacher sees as the reality of his life as a soldier in China, a husband left with an infant child to raise, a priest torn between tradition and his yearning to live a meaningful life. Reflections in the setting of 1000 year old Jojuji temple in the hills above Kyoto, cover the wide range of Sakakibara's thoughts on education, violence, genetic engineering, and how it is that he sees bodhisattvas everywhere.

Easy-to-read translation of the Nirvana sutra episode relating the ancient tragedy of a son murdering his father and searching for a way to live with what he regrets having done. This story is timeless, a historic incident in which modern men and women can find everything they want to know about themselves, about human nature and the compassion and wisdom of the Buddha.