The Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples

absolute accepted According Amitabha Atman attain attitude authority Bodhisattvas Brahman Buddha Bukkyō called character characteristic China Chinese Buddhist Chinese thought classics concept Confucianism culture death developed dharma Dharmakīrti doctrine Dōgen dynasty Emperor enlightenment esoteric esteemed example existence expression fact faith gods Greek heaven Heian period Hokke Sūtra Hōnen human nexus Ibid idea Indian logic individual influence Japan Japanese Buddhism Kenkyu king Kūkai language Lotus Sutra Mahāyāna Buddhism master means mind monks moral nation natural nembutsu never Nichiren Nihon noun objective one's original period phenomena philosophy practice preached precepts priests Prince Shōtoku Pure Land regarded religion religious Sanskrit scriptures Shina Shinran Shintoism social Sūtra sutras T'ang Taishō Taoism Tathāgata teaching temples Tendai tendency theory things thinking Tibet Tibetan tion traditional translated truth universal various virtue Western words worship Zen Buddhism Zen sect