The Bodhisattva Doctrine as Conceived and Developed By The Founders of The New Sects in The Heian and Kamakura Periods

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents iii
3. Preface v
4. The Contributors vii
5. Introduction xi
6. The Relevance of The Bodhisattva Concept for Today 1
7. The Evolution of The Concept of The Bodhisattva 19
8. The Bodhisattva Returns to This World 61
9. Influence of The Bodhisattva Doctrine On Tibetan Political History 81
10. The View of Bodhicitta in Tibetan Buddhism 95
11. Bodhisattva — The Ethical Phase in Evolution 111
12. The Bodhisattva Idea in Chinese Literature: Typology and Significance 125
13. The Bodhisattva Concept: A Study of the Chinese Buddhist Canon 153
14. The Bodhisattva Doctrine as Conceived and Developed By The Founders of The New Sects in The Heian and Kamakura Periods 165
15. Japan's New Religions (1945-65): Secularization or Spiritualization? 193
16. The MYōkōnin Japan's Representation of The Bodhisattva 223
17. Index 239
18. Supplements 273