Buddhism

New Book by John Paraskevopoulos on Shin Buddhism

“At the heart of life is a radiant, blissful reality that is compassionate and eternal.”

Conceptions of the Absolute in Mahayana Buddhism and the Pure Land Way

This essay was first published in Sacred Web, Volume 3 (1998), pp.121-137. Addressing the question of whether it is legitimate to speak of an Absolute Reality in Buddhism, Dr. Paraskevopoulos focuses on the Mahayana tradition, and looks at implications for practising the Japa in the Pure Land tradition,...