Sinran’s Hymns Dedicated to T’an-luan. Translation, foreword and notes

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This publication presents the texts of laudatory versified hymns by Shinran 親鸞 (1173–1262), a Japanese monk, thinker and the founder of the “True Faith of the Pure Land” school (Jap. jōdo shinshū), in which he addresses one of the five founders (“Patriarchs”) of the “Pure Land” school (Chin. jingtu-zong), the Chinese monk T’an-luan 曇鸞 (476–542). In his praises, Shinran refers to T’an-luan as the “Primordial Mentor”, the “First Teacher”, as well as a bodhisattva, the “master” and the “Great Master”. The texts are given in Japanese, complete with transcription, translation into Russian and annotations.

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Vadim Yu. Klimov

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS

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Cand. Sci. (History), Leading Researcher, the Department of Far Eastern Studies

Russian Federation, St. Petersburg

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