Suggested Reading
Journey to the Pure Land: A Five-Step Guide to the Heart of Jodo Shu
By Taijun Kasahara, Rinkaian Books 2026.
Traversing the Pure Land Path: A Lifetime of Encounters with Honen Shonin.
Edited by Jonathon Watts and Yoshiharu Tomatsu. Jodo Shu Press, 2005.
The Three Pure Land Sutras: The Principle of Pure Land Buddhism.
Edited by Jodo Shu Research Institute. Jodo Shu Press, 2014.
The Three Pure Land Sutras.
Translated by Hisao Inagaki. BDK America, 2006.
The Promise of Amida Buddha: Honen’s Path to Bliss.
Translated by Joji Atone and Yoko Hayashi. Wisdom Publications, 2011.
Plain Words Along the Pure Land Way.
Translated by Dennis Hirota. Ryukoku University, 1989.
No Abode: The Record of Ippen.
Dennis Hirota. University of Hawai’i Press, 1986.
Shapers of Japanese Buddhism.
Yusen Kashiwahara and Koyu Sonoda. Kosei Publishing Co., 1994.
Naturalness, A Classic of Shin Buddhism.
Kenryo Kanamatsu. World Wisdom, Inc., 2002.
Liturgy for Birth (Ojoraisan).
Translated by Zuio H. Inagaki. 2009.
River of Fire, River of Water.
Teitetsu Unno. Doubleday, 1998.