The Life of Shinran Shonin - The Journey to Self Acceptance

Dr. Alfred Bloom's biographical study of Shinran Shonin, founder of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist tradition.  In the studies of Jodo Shinshu the life of Shinran Shonin is shrowded in a cloud of mystery and hagiography.  Alfred Bloom helps readers to learn about the life details of Shinran by combining all of the available sources in order to create a more clear glimpse of his life.