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He was a Japanese Buddhist monk who walked the earth centuries ago-soft-spoken and modest; exceedingly humble by all accounts. Given his demeanor, Shinran Shonin could have easily faded from public consciousness-his teachings on the faith of Amitabha, or the Amitabha Buddha, lost in the passage of time. Yet the words of this revered monk live on more than seven-hundred years after his death, shaping Japanese Buddhism and imparting gentle guidance to countless students and followers of the faith across centuries of time. This Bayley Street Press edition is a revised republication of the Buddhist Psalms of Shinran Shonin as translated by S. Yamabe and L. Adams Beck in 1921. It includes an adapted, introductory essay by Kihachi Imai and Motosaburo Matsutani along with explanatory footnotes that were specially prepared for this edition.

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Shinran Shonin (May 21, 1173 - January 16, 1263) was a Japanese Buddhist monk who professed and practiced the faith of Amitabha, or the Amitabha Buddha. He is credited for crystalizing Buddhist ideals in Japan and founding the True Sect of the Pure Land, or what would become known as Jodo Shinshu, or Shin Buddhism.

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