Sculpting the Buddha Within The Life and Thought of Shinjo Ito Shuri Kido 1614296308 9781614296300

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• ISBN 10: 1614296308
• ISBN 13: 9781614296300
• Author: Shuri Kido

The definitive biography of Shinjo Ito, the founder of one of the main traditions of Buddhism, which has almost 1 million members worldwide. This is the first major biography of Shinjo Ito, the founder of the Shinnyo-en tradition of Buddhism and one of the twentieth century’s most innovative spiritual teachers. Shinjo was schooled in the millennium-old esoteric Buddhism of Japan, and used that as the basis for developing a unique lay practice grounded in the principles and concepts of the Mahayana version of the Nirvana Sutra. Sculpting the Buddha Within is an important book that traces Shinjo Ito’s evolution not only as a spiritual master but also as a human being. Living in a time of unprecedented change, Shinjo Ito’s personal life was often marked by hardships and personal grief, experiences that became the foundation for cultivating universal compassion. Committed to making buddhahood tangible for others and a goal worth aspiring to, Shinjo Ito also excelled as a sculptor of devotional images. His wish was to help his practitioners see their own potential for goodness so that they, too, would want to work diligently to shape and give form to their inner buddha. Rather than encouraging his followers to believe in a fixed system of practice or beliefs, Shinjo Ito taught how to live life in accordance with one’s buddha nature—and the gratitude, creativity, and happiness latent within it.

Table of contents:

I. Fumiaki

1. Boyhood in Yamanashi

2. A Young Man in Tokyo

3. Settling Down

II. Tensei

4. Heeding the Call to Service

5. Cultivating a Philosophy and Practice

6. Laying Foundations

7. Transformed by Suffering and Hardship

8. Growing a Community around Achala

III. Shinjo

9. Attaining Mastery

10. Becoming Independent

11. Tested by Crisis and Loss

12. Reaping the Fruits of Philosophy and Practice

13. Creating Art to Awaken the Buddha in Others

14. Setting Shinnyo-en Apart

15. The Flower of Shinnyo-en Blossoms and Shinjo Passes Away

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