Pure Lands in Asian Texts and Contexts

This anthology of Buddhist texts in translation provides a framework that will transform contemporary scholarship on Pure Land Buddhism and instigate its recognition as an essential field of Buddhist studies. Traditional and contemporary primary sources are organised by genre rather than chronologically, geographically, or by religious lineage.

Aceasta antologie a textelor budiste in traducere ofera un cadru care va transforma stiinta contemporana asupra budismului pamantului pur si va instiga recunoasterea acestuia ca un domeniu esential al studiilor budiste. Sursele primare traditionale si contemporane sunt organizate mai degraba in functie de gen decat cronologic, geografic sau de descendenta religioasa.