| Description |
xxiii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"This new edition of the work -- the first of its kind to come out in another language besides Japanese -- is more than a simple translation of the original work published by Chuokoron Shinsha. With the help of a dedicated group of people, it has been restructured for the wider international audience to create a wholly original version released by Wisdom Publications"--Author's introduction. |
| Summary |
"This religious biography of Shinjo Ito, the founder of Shinnyo Buddhism, takes the reader from the master's earliest childhood to his passing, mapping his spiritual evolution through the social and political upheavals of wartime Japan and numerous personal struggles and tragedies, as well as Shinnyo-en's growth from humble, tentative beginnings to its current position as a third, distinct school of Japanese esoteric Buddhism with over 1 million followers worldwide. Contains 73 photos"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Foreword: In remembrance of Shinjo Ito / by the Most Venerable Etai Yamada -- Introduction: Shinjo's Nirvana sutra: the practice of Shinnyo, by H.H. Shinso Ito -- Boyhood in Yamanashi -- A young man in Tokyo -- Settling down -- Heeding the call to service -- Cultivating a philosophy and practice -- Laying foundations -- Transformed by suffering and hardship -- Growing a community around Achala -- Attaining mastery -- Becoming independent -- Tested by crisis and loss -- Reaping the fruits of philosophy and practice -- Creating art to awaken the Buddha in others -- Setting Shinnyo-en apart -- The flower of Shinnyo-en blossoms and Shinjo passes away -- Epilogue: Shinjo's lineage endures -- Afterword: Harmony and diversity / by H.H. Shinso Ito. |
| Subject |
Itō, Shinjō, 1906-1989.
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Shinnyo-en -- Biography.
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Acalanātha-Vidyārāja (Buddhist deity) -- Cult -- Japan.
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Buddhists -- Japan -- Biography.
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Buddhist priests -- Japan -- Biography.
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Buddhist cults -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
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Buddhism -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
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Acalanātha-Vidyārāja (Buddhist deity) (OCoLC)fst00795133
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Itō, Shinjō, 1906-1989. (OCoLC)fst01914446
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Shinnyo-en. (OCoLC)fst01792524
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Buddhism. (OCoLC)fst00840028
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Buddhist cults. (OCoLC)fst00840148
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Buddhist priests. (OCoLC)fst01727629
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Buddhists. (OCoLC)fst00840320
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Cults. (OCoLC)fst00884980
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Editions: |
Based on (expression): Shinjō. Tōkyō : Chūō Kōron Shinsha, 2007 9784120037795 (OCoLC)314666970 |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Kido, Shuri, 1959- Sculpting the Buddha within. Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2019] 9781614296300 (DLC) 2019011027 |
| ISBN |
9781614296195 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1614296197 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781614296300 (e-book) |
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