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THE RECEPTION OF GENSHIN AND HIS ICHIJO YOKETSU...

Genshin (¿¿  942-1017)  also known as Eshin sozu (¿¿¿¿)   is one of the most prominent masters
of Japanese Tendai Buddhism. This study focuses on one of his seminal works  the Ichijo yoketsu
¿¿¿¿ (Determining the Essentials of the One-vehicle)  and evaluates its influence on subsequent
representatives of the tradition in the medieval period. It elucidates how Genshin and his most
significant writings  i.e. the Ichijo yoketsu and the Ojoyoshu ¿¿¿¿ (The Essentials of Birth in
the Pure Land)  were understood in the Buddhist milieu of the Japanese Middle Ages. By shedding
light how the Ichijo yoketsu was quoted in connection to the sangoku mappo ¿¿¿¿ paradigm
(decline of the dharma throughout the three countries of India  China  and Japan)  the present
book contributes original and relevant insights into Japanese Buddhism. It primarily takes an
intertextual approach  which is carried out with the help of digital resources and tools. Yet
another feature is the first English-language translation of the Genshin sozu den ¿¿¿¿¿
(Biography of the General Vicar Genshin)  the oldest full-length biography of Genshin. While
the work presents a wealth of new knowledge and hitherto unexplored angles  it does not intend
to conclude its matter. Rather  it aims at inspiring further interest in the study of Genshin
and his many unexplored works.

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