Secrecy's Power: Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contradictions of Concealment by Clark Chilson

Secrecy's Power: Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contradictions of Concealment

Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture

Clark Chilson

264 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative medium-paced
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Shin has long been one of the most popular forms of Buddhism in Japan. As a devotional tradition that emphasizes gratitude and trust in Amida Buddha, it is thought to have little to do with secrecy. Yet for centuries, Shin Buddhists met on seclude...

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