487 pages
English language
Published 2011 by Wisdom Publications.
The Promise of Amida Buddha is the first complete English translation of a seminal collection of writings by the Japanese Pure Land school's founder, Honen-shonin (1133-1212). The so-called Japanese Anthology (Wago Toroku) collects his surviving short writings composed in Japanese, including letters of exhortation and public pronouncements. The vital writings provide a window into Honen's life and the turbulent era in which he lived and taught.
A collection of Honen's writings that aren't the Senchaku Hongan Nembutsu (which was already published by the BDK). Hugely important texts in Buddhist/Japanese religion, and a very readable translation.
