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The Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land

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The Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land is a 1915 exposition of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism by Yejitsu Okusa, presenting the doctrines of the True Pure Land school for English readers. It is among the early English-language accounts of Shin Buddhism by a practitioner. The book is a source for the Western encounter with Japanese Buddhism.

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Yejitsu Okusa

Yejitsu Okusa presented Japanese Pure Land teaching to English-language readers in The Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land. Published in Kyoto by the Otaniha Hongwanji in 1915, the book combines institutional history with an account of doctrine and practice.

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