Articles in English

Alfred Bloom - Comments to: bloom@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
Professor Emeritus in religion, University of Hawai'i, former Dean of Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley CA.

  1. Introduction to Pure Land Tradition - A general presentation of the Pure Land Tradition relative to texts, doctrine, development in Japan, Shinran.

  2. The Foundation of Shinran's Faith: Supremacy of the Vow in the Tannisho - Lectures on the Tannisho, Notes Lamenting the Deviations, an important Shin Buddhist text giving seminal insights of Shinran.

  3. The Life of Endowed Trust - Sermon, on nature of Faith/Trust in Shin Buddhism.

  4. Buddhism in the New Age - Shin Buddhism faces a new age of technology and society. It challenges us for our future activities.

  5. Bibliography on Shin Buddhism - This bibliography is intended to assist students and inquirers to discover works which may be useful in their study and research. From time to time, it will be enlarged and updated.

  6. Glossary of Shin Buddhism Terms

Publication edited by Ruth Tabrah and Shoji Matsumoto
Ruth Tabrah is a well known Hawai'i writer and longtime Shin Buddhist. Shoji Matsumoto is resident minister at Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin in Honolulu, Hawaii

  1. Shin Sutras To Live By - a collection of the three primary sutras that guide, inspire, and are a source of spiritual strength and courage for Shin Buddhists everywhere.

Article by John Hite
John Hite is a member of the Midwest Buddhist Temple in Chicago. He has studied Buddhism at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley and under the guidance of Dr. Nobuo Haneda. He holds classes and seminars at the temple. We appreciate his contribution to the homepage.

  1. Self - This essay appeared in the Temple Newsletter, March 1995, Vol45 #3.

Article by Ruth Tabrah
Ruth Tabrah is a writer by profession and lecturer, and an ordained ministers, she is an active member of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. She is also the President of the Hawaii Association of International Buddhists.

  1. Welcoming Address - Rev. Tabrah's essay was given as a welcoming address to the Conference on Buddhism and Leadership for Peace, recently held at the University of Hawaii, and sponsored by the Dae Won Sa Buddhist Temple and the Department of Philosophy at the University. She is particularly interested in the relationship of Buddhism and Science and how the alliance of the two areas of knowledge and experience may assist the solution of modern problems.

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