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The study of Shinran (1173-1263) and Shin-Buddhism in the English-language historiography

https://doi.org/10.24411/0235-8182-2019-10009

Abstract

The article is devoted to the history of studying the religious and philosophical heritage of Shinran, one of the reformers of Japanese Buddhism of the Kamakura period, in the English-language historiography. The article defines the main stages of development of English-language studies on Shinran, approaches, and major works, specific to each stage. For the present stage, the following types of research are defined: historical, philosophical works and translations of sources, comparative studies, historiographic studies.

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A. Yu. Gunskii
St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University
Russian Federation


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Gunskii A.Yu. The study of Shinran (1173-1263) and Shin-Buddhism in the English-language historiography. Yearbook Japan. 2019;48:197-227. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24411/0235-8182-2019-10009

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