Description: Hymns of Shinran
jodo shinshu (8) nembutsu (4) pure land buddhism (2) shinjin (2) hymns of shinran (1) shinran shonin (1) wasan of shinran (1) hymns of the pure land (1) hymns of the pure land masters (1) hymns of the dharma ages (1)
Shinran Shonin (1173-1263) compiled fine scholarly works in classical Chinese. But he also composed three volumes of hymns ( wasan ) in the common language of his day, so that everyone could hear the dharma of Amida Buddha. His hymns proclaim the way of Jodo Shinshu ('true Pure Land Buddhism' also known as 'Shin Buddhism') to the world.
Songs of Light A survey of the three collections of Shinran's hymns The Two Rivers and The White Path An allegory about the way of Jodo Shinshu
The Hymns of the Pure Land encourage us, through an exploration of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha in the sutras, to take refuge in Amida Buddha, the Tathagata of inconceivable light.