THE LETTERS OF SHINRAN SHŌNIN（御消息）

佐藤平師による御消息の英訳と英文解説。

PUBLISHER'S NOTE
PREFACE. VENERABLE CHIMYO TAKEHARA
TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
INTRODUCTION

LETTER 1 You have written to me about Iyaonna
LETTER 2 The expectation that Amida will come at the moment of death is held by those who seek birth in the Pure Land through various practices
LETTER 3 On the occasion of Gonen-bo's visit
LETTER 4 Certainly I have received all the donations from each of you
LETTER 5 I am truly thankful for Myōkyō-bo's coming to Kyoto
LETTER 6 I have often sent letters to you
LETTER 7 People who belittle good teachers
LETTER 8 First of all, I have heard
LETTER 9 First of all, you should never, under any circumstances, think lightly of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
LETTER 10 I am sending this letter to you with the request that it be read out to other
LETTER 11 I read with great care your letter dated the 27th day of the 9th month
LETTER 12 Above all else, it is really wonderful to see the teaching of the Tathagata's Original Vow spreading far and wide
LETTER 13 I have read with great care your letter dated the 1st day of the 6th month
LETTER 14 On inquiries from the Nenbutsu followers of Kasama
LETTER 15 Enbutsu-bō, who has been staying here in Kyoto, is now returning home
LETTER 16 Have there been any developments since your return from Kamakura?
LETTER 17 I understand from your letter
LETTER 18 The Hồ gỗ kyō, or Sutra of the Treasure Name, states
LETTER 19 I assure you that your letter, dated the 7th day of the 4th month, was read by me on the 26th day of the 5th month
LETTER 20 I read in detail everything you said in your letter
LETTER 21 I have read your letters very carefully
LETTER 22 Furthermore, the five types of exposition
LETTER 23 Someone known as the lay-priest Shimu
LETTER 24 Regarding the meaning of the phrase "to embrace and never abandon"
LETTER 25 Those who have attained faith
LETTER 26 The passage you asked about is from the Avatamsaka Sütra
LETTER 27 Someone has said
LETTER 28 I have heard that there is self-power in Other Power
LETTER 29 Concerning your question
LETTER 30 I understand that Amida's Vow, known as 'the Vow that all Buddhas pronounce the Name'
LETTER 31 Because we find ourselves embraced by the compassionate light of the Tathagata of Unimpeded Light
LETTER 32 It is said that, on finally entering the Pure Land of Peace and Happiness, we shall immediately realise Great Nirvāņa
LETTER 33 I have read your letter with great care
LETTER 34 I read your letter very carefully
LETTER 35 In response to your inquiry about the Nenbutsu
LETTER 36 What you have written in your inquiry is wonderful indeed
LETTER 37 I submit this letter to you with utmost humility
LETTER 38 The term gyaku (獲) refers to [initial] attainment at the causal stage
LETTER 39 I have indeed seen your letter
LETTER 40 I am sending you the document I have composed on the Buddha of Twelve Light
LETTER 41 First and foremost, it is utterly tragic
LETTER 42 Please show this letter to the people of Hitachi Province
LETTER 43 For the mother of Imagozen

BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS
LIST OF SHINRAN'S LETTERS
APPENDIX
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS