Foreword ....................................................... iX
Preface ........................................................ XI
Introduction .................................................... 1
The Historical Development of Nembutsu: From Meditation to
Recitation ................................................... 4
An Outline of Collected Teachings of Hōnen: The Japanese
Anthology ................................................... 39
A Chronology of Events during the Lifetime of Hōnen ............ 59
Part I: Collected Teachings of Hōnen: The Japanese Anthology
Prologue ....................................................... 67
1 Commentary on the Three Sutras of Pure Land Buddhism ........ 71
2 The Covenant ................................................ 91
3 An Outline of the Doctrine for Birth in the Pure Land ....... 93
4 Essential Discourse on Birth in the Pure Land through
Nembutsu ................................................... 118
5 The Significance of the Threefold Devotional Heart ......... 129
6 Instruction in the Seven Articles .......................... 134
7 An Outline of Nembutsu ..................................... 141
8 An Outline of the Essentials of Jōdo Shū ................... 156
9 A Reply to the Lady Kujō ................................... 175
10 A Reply to the Nun Holding the Second Rank in the Court
of Kamakura ................................................ 178
11 Dialogue on the Essentials of Nembutsu ..................... 185
12 A Reply to Tarō Sanehide in Ōgo ............................ 214
13 A Reply to the Lady of Tarō Sanehide in Ōgo ................ 226
14 A Reply to the Lay Priest in Kumagai ....................... 234
15 A Reply to the Lay Priest Saburō in Tsunoto ................ 235
16 A Letter to an Eminent Monk in Kuroda ...................... 240
17 A Reply to Kōmyō-bō in Ecchū ............................... 243
18 A Letter to Nun Shōnyo-bō .................................. 246
19 Instruction to Zenshō-bō ................................... 253
20 Dialogue on Twelve Topics .................................. 155
21 Dialogue on Twelve Issues .................................. 263
22 Dialogue on One Hundred Forty-Five Topics .................. 274
23 A Dialogue Between Hōnen-shōnin and Myōhen-sōzu ............ 302
24 The Sayings of Hōnen-shōnin as Stated by His Disciples ..... 304
Part II: First Supplement to Collected Teachings of Hōnen:
The Japanese Anthology
25 The Statement Sent to Mount Hiei ........................... 323
26 Instruction to a Devotee ................................... 346
27 Replies to Saburō in Tsunoto ............................... 349
A Reply to Saburō Dated October 18th ....................... 349
A Reply to Saburō Dated September 28th ..................... 353
A Reply to Saburō Dated April 26th ......................... 355
28 Instruction to a Lady ...................................... 357
Part III: Second Supplement to Collected Teachings of Hōnen:
The Japanese Anthology
29 Essentials for Birth in the Pure Land through Nembutsu ..... 361
30 Dialogue on Ten Issues at Tōdai-ji Temple .................. 367
31 Letters .................................................... 375
A Reply .................................................... 375
A Letter to Someone ........................................ 385
A Reply to the Lay Priest Kumagai .......................... 386
A Reply on One Occasion .................................... 388
32 Admonitions for the Attainment of Birth in the Pure Land ... 389
Epilogue ...................................................... 403
The Auspicious Dream of the Japanese Anthology ................ 405
Colophon ...................................................... 407
Appendix: The Forty-Eight Vows of Buddha Amitābha ............. 409
Notes ......................................................... 417
Glossary ...................................................... 443
Selected Bibliography ......................................... 463
Index of Selected Terms ....................................... 475
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