Nippon Futsu Kyo Sainyumon (Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] What is "Japanese Buddhism"? This lecture explains Buddhist thought and history from ancient times to the Middle Ages, introducing such figures as Prince Shotoku, Kukai, Honen, Shinran, Dogen, and Nichiren. How was Buddhism transformed after the Meiji Restoration, through the movement to abolish Buddhism, the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars, the Taisho Democracy, and World War II? This is the ultimate one-volume introduction to the important points of Japanese Buddhism, including such topics as the precepts, Shinto/Buddhist syncretism, and funeral Buddhism.

「日本仏教」とは何か?古代から中世の仏教思想と歴史を、聖徳太子、空海、法然、親鸞、道元、日蓮などを紹介しつつ解説する。明治維新以降、廃仏毀釈、日清・日露戦争、大正デモクラシー、第二次世界大戦を経る中で、仏教はどう変貌したのか?戒律、神仏習合、葬式仏教などのテーマも含め、日本仏教の重要ポイントが一冊でわかる究極の入門書。