Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Shinran and Shōtoku 9
6. The Legends of Shōtoku 31
7. Images of Shōtoku in Early Japan 51
8. Images of Shōtoku in Medieval Japan 71
9. Shōtoku and Shinran’s Buddhism 107
10. Conclusion 131
11. Selected Sources on Shōtoku Legends 141
12. A Translation of Shinran’s Kōtaishi Shōtoku hōsan 147
13. Notes 159
14. Selected Bibliography 201
15. Index 221