Jodo Shinshu by James C. Dobbins - 9780824859053

Jodo ShinshuShin Buddhism in Medieval Japan\nAuthor(s): James C. Dobbins\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Hawai'i Press, United States\nImprint: University of Hawai'i Press\nISBN-13: 9780824859053, 978-0824859053\nSynopsis\nThe most complete and important book on the early history of Shin Buddhism to appear in English.... No other work in English combines the biography of the founder with such a detailed study of the complex development of Shin Buddhism from its simple beginnings as a small, rural primarily lay Buddhist movement in the 12th century to its rapid growth as a powerful urban religion in the 15th century.\""\"" Choice