Approaching the Land of Bliss: Religious Praxis in the Cult of Amitåabha - Google Books

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The discourse of Buddhist studies has traditionally been structured around texts and nations (the transmission of Buddhism from India to China to Japan). And yet, it is doubtful that these categories reflect in any significant way the organizing themes…