Interpreting Amida Galaxies and stars

Interpreting Amida Galaxies and starsExamines the history of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism and how orientalist assumptions have caused the West to ignore this important tradition. Pure Land Buddhism was the largest traditional religion in Japan. It had an enormous impact on Japanese culture and was among the first forms of Buddhism encountered by Western culture. Not only has it been neglected in modern descriptions of Japan, but it also has been relatively ignored by Buddhist studies. The

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Zimmerman is Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany

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This chapter provides concluding comments for ‘Critical Issues in Plant Health: 50 Years of Research in African Agriculture’