JOURNAL TOC> The Eastern Buddhist, Third Series, Volume 1, Number 2

Dear H-Buddhism Members,

We would like to announce the publication of the latest issue of The Eastern Buddhist, Third Series, Volume 1, Number 2.

The Eastern Buddhist

Third Series, vol. 1, no. 2, 2021

December 2021

ARTICLES

Feature: Modern Reinterpretations of Amida and the Pure Land

Introduction

Michael Conway・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・  1

Changes in the Conception of the Pure Land in Modern Japan

Kashiwahara Yūsen・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 7

Nonomura Naotarō: The Man Who Would Destroy the Pure Land

Kigoshi Yasushi・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 31

Heresy and Freedom of Inquiry in Interpreting the Pure Land:

An Introduction to Kaneko Daiei’s “My Shin Buddhist Studies”

Murayama Yasushi・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 49

D. T. Suzuki, Amida Buddha, and the Problem of Karma

James C. Dobbins・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 89

REVIEW ARTICLE

Milestones on the Way of Philosophy: A Review of

The Dao Companion to Japanese Buddhist Philosophy

Thomas P. Kasulis・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 99

BOOK REVIEWS

Steven M. Emmanuel. Buddhist Philosophy: A Comparative Approach

(Gereon Kopf )・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 113

Levi McLaughlin. Soka Gakkai’s Human Revolution: The Rise of a

Mimetic Nation in Modern Japan

(Yulia Burenina)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 120

John Paraskevopoulos. Immeasurable Life: The Essence of Shin Buddhism

(Samuel Bendeck Sotillos)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・124

JAPANESE BOOKS ON BUDDHISM

Japanese Books on Buddhism Published in 2020

Robert F. Rhodes・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 129

BOOKS RECEIVED.・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 155

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Volumes of The Eastern Buddhist, New Series and Third Series, may also be found on JSTOR in the Arts & Sciences XV collection.

With our best wishes,

The Editorial Team of The Eastern Buddhist

John LoBreglio

Editor