Cultivating Spirituality

Mark L. Blum is Professor of Japanese at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He is the author of The Origins and Development of Pure Land Buddhism: A Study and Translation of Gyōnen's Jōdo Hōmon Genrushō and the coeditor (with Shin'ya Yasutomi) of Rennyo and the Roots of Modern Japanese Buddhism. Robert F. Rhodes is Professor of Buddhist Studies at Ōtani University.

• PrefaceYasutomi Shin’yaAbbreviations1. Shin Buddhism in the Meiji PeriodMark L. BlumKiyozawa Manshi2. Kiyozawa Manshi: Life and ThoughtMark L. Blum3. Why Do Buddhists Lack Self-Respect?Kiyozawa Manshitranslated by Mark L. Blum4. Negotiating Religious Morality and Common MoralityKiyozawa Manshitranslated by Mark L. Blum5. The Nature of My FaithKiyozawa Manshitranslated by Mark L. BlumSoga Ryōjin6. Soga Ryōjin: Life and ThoughtRobert F. Rhodes7. A Savior on Earth: The Meaning of Dharmākara Bodhisattva’s AdventSoga Ryōjintranslated by Jan Van Bragt8. Shinran’s View of Buddhist HistorySoga Ryōjintranslated by Jan Van Bragt9. Lectures on the TannishōSoga Ryōjintranslated by Jan Van BragtKaneko Daiei10. Kaneko Daiei: Life and TimesRobert Rhodes11. Prolegomena to Shin Buddhist StudiesKaneko Daieitranslated by Robert RhodesYasuda Rijin12. Yasuda Rijin: Life and ThoughtPaul Watt13. The Practical Understanding of BuddhismYasuada Rijintranslated by Paul Watt14. The Mirror of NothingnessYasuda Rijintranslated by Paul Watt15. A Name but Not a Name AloneYasuda Rijintranslated by Paul WattCombined GlossaryBibliographyIndex

"…the book is a compelling one … Though the modern world puts value on the material over the spiritual, no matter how much we have materially somehow nothing can ever satisfy us … It is because we can find no satisfaction in the material world that there is a perennial need for books like Cultivating Spirituality. In its pages we find pointed out a way beyond, whereby we can find the strength to truly live in this modern age." — Eastern Buddhist"Buddhism, whether in Asia or the West, reveals itself to be a rich tapestry of diverse strands in which pioneers risked their standing and even their very lives to establish new pathways appropriate for their times and places. The editors … invite the reader to explore developments in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism as emblematic of this tradition of innovation." — Buddhadharma