The social dimension of Shin Buddhism /

Shin Buddhism (Jōdo Shinshū), although weakened in many ways by secularization, continues to be a stable presence in Japanese society, as is emblematically shown by the very symmetrical position of the Nishi (Honganji-ha) and the Higashi Honganji (Ōtani-ha) head temples in the center of Kyōto, and b...

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Other Authors: Dessì, Ugo.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Numen Book Series 129.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

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Religion and sociology > Japan.

Shin (Sect) > Social aspects.

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