Genshin’s Ōjōyōshū and the Construction of Pure Land Discourse in Heian Japan 9780824872533

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Table of contents :
Contents
Series Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Background to the Ōjōyōshū
Part II. Genshin’s Life
Part III. The Central Ideas of the Ōjōyōshū
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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