Shinran and Shin Buddhism
Key Themes
Two Types of True Entrusting: Foolish Being/Boundless Compassion (ki-hō ittai)
Spontaneity (Ch. ziran, Jpn. jinen): natural intuitive spontaneity
Receptivity: buddha-nature, other power
Zen Buddhism: receptivity to buddha-nature, nature spontaneity
Shin Buddhism: cosmic receptivity, cosmic unfolding
Dialectic of the Three Vows
Integration of Different Schools and Teachings
Panjiao (Jpn. Kyōhan): Classification of Teachings
History of Ideas/Practices
Textual History
Indra’s Net