Promise of a Sacred World

Nagapriya was born in the UK in 1969. While studying for a philosophy degree, he began practising with the Triratna Buddhist Community and was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 1992. He later studied for a master's degree in the history of religions. Since 2013 Nagapriya has been living in Mexico, where he is chair of the Cuernavaca Buddhist Centre.

• About the AuthorAuthor's AcknowledgementsPublisher's AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsForewordChapter 1 Introduction: The Bandaged PlacePart 1 Portal to the InfiniteChapter 2 Betting on the Symbolic WorldChapter 3 Hell Is Decidedly My AbodeChapter 4 The Horizon of the ImpossiblePart 2 Cascade of BlessingChapter 5 Shared Out in Endless AbundanceInfinite brightnessChapter 6 The True IntentChapter 7 All with the Same MindChapter 8 The True Essence of the Pure Land WayPart 3 Other PowerChapter 9 Great Practice Is No PracticeChapter 10 Shinjin: The Diamond-Like True MindChapter 11 Evil Transforming into GoodChapter 12 The Darkness of Ignorance Has Already ClearedChapter 13 Free of Any Form of CalculationChapter 14 A Newness that Renews Us CeaselesslyChapter 15 Coming About of Itself: JinenChapter 16 The Promise of a Sacred WorldAppendix: A Guide to Shinran's Writings and SourcesShinran's writingsShinran's sources and the Pure Land mastersContemporary readingsEndnotesIndex

"Nagapriya not only accurately captures the heart of Shinran's spirituality and teachings, but conveys it in ways that are novel and easy to understand." Kenneth K. Tanaka, Professor Emeritus, Musashino University, Tokyo; Past President, International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies; author of The Dawn of Chinese Pure Land Buddhist Doctrine; "An astonishing, highly poetic, magical, mystical, personal, emotional, and even confessional encounter with Shinran, which strikes a brilliantly fresh note." Galen Amstutz, Adjunct Instructor, Institute of Buddhist Studies/Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, USA; "This is a remarkable book that presents a clear overview of the core points in Shinran's teaching, well grounded in original sources and in the broader context of Pure Land Buddhism." Caroline Brazier is a priest in the Jodo Shinshu tradition, a psychotherapist, and the author of seven books on Buddhism and therapy.