Kyōgyōshinshō · Teaching, Practice & Realization
Japanese Pure Land · Shinran
Shinran’s Teaching, Practice, and Realization is presented in six chapters in the Collected Works of Shinran.
Chapters
Translations & sourcesEditions & translators
This link opens the chapter on teaching in the online Collected Works of Shinran. Use the site’s navigation to continue through the remaining chapters.
Edition & attribution
An introduction. Follow the source link below to explore the translated work.
Introductions, reflection questions and added section headings are editorial material, separate from the attributed translation.
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Complete work · chapter navigation
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People & teachers2
Traditions & history3
- Jōdo Shinshū
The major textual landmark in the formation of Jōdo Shinshū.
Source
- Pure Land
Study context: this text is included in the Atlas guide to Pure Land.
- Jōdo Shinshū
Study context: this text is included in the Atlas guide to Jōdo Shinshū.
Books2
- The Three Pure Land Sutras
The scriptures that form the background to Shinran’s interpretation.
Source
- River of Fire, River of Water
A contemporary introduction to the Shin Buddhist path.
Source
Topics2
- Emptiness & not-self
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- Love, compassion & relationships
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About this textContext & reading guide
Shinran’s major work brings scriptural quotations and his own reflections together around Pure Land teaching, practice, entrusting and realization. It provides a deeper entrance into Jōdo Shinshū than an overview of devotional practice alone.
Begin with the chapter on teaching and follow the source’s chapter navigation. The selected passages from earlier authors form part of Shinran’s argument, so attend to how he arranges and interprets them.