Buddhist Psalms (Shinran Shonin)
Shinran Shonin / L. Adams Beck (trans.)
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Description
Shinran Shonin, the thirteenth-century founder of Japan's Pure Land school, poured his teaching into hymns known as wasan. L. Adams Beck's translation, titled Buddhist Psalms, keeps their devotional warmth in English verse. Shinran's message centers on Amida Buddha's vow to save all who trust in him.
Salvation, in Shinran's hymns, comes by grace through entrusting, not by the monk's own effort or merit. That emphasis has often been compared to faith alone in Christianity, though it grew within Japanese Buddhism. Readers hear an old man's gratitude: Shinran considered himself a foolish, bald-headed sinner saved anyway. The psalms remain sung and recited in Jodo Shinshu temples today.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shinran Shonin / L. Adams Beck (trans.) |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 87 KB |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |