A History of the Development of Japanese Thought from A.D. 592 to 1868, Volume 1Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1967 - Japan |
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... Bodhisattva , commonly known in Japan as Kannon . This belief was given literary form in a poem written some centuries later by Shinran ( 1173-1262 ) , founder of the Jōdo Shinshū or True Sect of the Pure Land : Bodhisat ' Avalokita ...
... Bodhisattva , commonly known in Japan as Kannon . This belief was given literary form in a poem written some centuries later by Shinran ( 1173-1262 ) , founder of the Jōdo Shinshū or True Sect of the Pure Land : Bodhisat ' Avalokita ...
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... Bodhisattvas came into existence . The Bodhisat- tva was originally the Buddha before Enlightenment . But later anybody who aspires for Enlightenment and renders help willingly to suffering creatures was called a ' bodhisattva . ' ...
... Bodhisattvas came into existence . The Bodhisat- tva was originally the Buddha before Enlightenment . But later anybody who aspires for Enlightenment and renders help willingly to suffering creatures was called a ' bodhisattva . ' ...
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... Bodhisattva Avolokitesvara or Kwan - yin in Chinese or Kannon in Japanese , who looks like a mother . Avalokitasvara has been probably the most worshipped divine being in Asian countries . The Virgin Mary was the friend of the souls ...
... Bodhisattva Avolokitesvara or Kwan - yin in Chinese or Kannon in Japanese , who looks like a mother . Avalokitasvara has been probably the most worshipped divine being in Asian countries . The Virgin Mary was the friend of the souls ...
Contents
THE IDEAL OF A UNIVERSAL STATE AND ITS PHIL | 1 |
PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS OF THE NARA AND | 39 |
MEDIEVAL THOUGHT | 59 |
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