ANESAKI, Masaharu [ Nichiren ].

Nichiren the Buddhist Prophet.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 160pp. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine and both boards, b&w frontis, chronological table. A scarce scholarly work on Japanese priest Nichiren (1222–1282). Nichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on Nichiren's teachings and belongs to the schools of so-called "Kamakura Buddhism". Covers darkened and a bit worn, some chafing and light bumps to all extremities, page edges darkened, pages toned. Still a tight, unmarked near VG copy (no dust jacket). Item #57913

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