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The Religions of Japan

CHAPTER IX
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CHAPTER IX.
THE BUDDHISM OF THE JAPANESE, PAGE 257 The J[=o]-d[=o] or Pure Land sect .-- Substitution of faith in Amida for the eight-fold Path .-- Succession of the propagators of true doctrine .-- Zend[=o] and H[=o]-nen .-- The Japanese path-finder to the Pure Land .-- Doctrine of J[=o]-d[=o] .-- Buddhistic influence on the Japanese language .-- Incessant repetition of prayers .-- The Pure Land in the West .-- The Buddhist doctrine of justification by faith .-- H[=o]-nen's universalism .-- Tendency of doctrinal development after H[=o]-nen.--"Reformed" Buddhism .-- Synergism _versus_ salvation by faith only .-- Life of Shinran .-- Posthumous honors .-- Policy and aim of the Shin sect, methods and scriptures..


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