She is vice president and chief financial officer of the editorial board of the Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism.
[6] It is a study of hongaku thought, the notion that all beings are “originally enlightened” and simply need to realize their own Buddha nature.
[9] This book documents a common religious culture centered on deathbed practices that often transcend social and sectarian distinctions.
[10] The book overcomes divisions in Buddhist Studies between social history and doctrinal research by showing how teachings and practice relate to one another.
It uses a range of sources including ritual manuals, Buddhist narratives, and hagiographies, many discussed in English for the first time.