Fundamentals of Buddhism

Where do we come from! What is the meaning of life? Where do we go after death? These ageless – and timeless – questions gave rise to one of the world’s great religions, Buddhism, through which millions of people have found a new purpose in their lives. In this concise and thought provoking volume, one of Japan’s leading Buddhologists explains what is unique about the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin – how it grapples with those questions and gives answers for 20th century humanity. From this book, the reader can grasp some of the reasons why people everywhere are turning to true Buddhism as the solution to their problems of a world too long beset by violence, greed and hate......