In the Pure Land
Three new books explore the origins of Shin Buddhism and its emergence in the WestBuddha of Infinite Light
D. T. Suzuki
Shambhala: Boston, 1998
96 pp., $16.95 (cloth)
River of Fire, River of Water
An Introduction to the Pure Land Tradition of Shin Buddhism
Taitetsu Unno
Doubleday: New York, 1998
272 pp., $12.00 (paper)
Ocean
An Introduction to Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism in America
Kenneth K. Tanaka
WisdomOcean: Berkeley, 1997
288 pp., $14.95 (paper)
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