Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case

Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case

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Title: Gobunshō (Letters of Renyo), Circa 1750-1850. An Early Printed Edition of the Collected Letters of Rennyo, Critical to Jodo Shinshu Liturgy. Five Volumes, with Four Beautifully Deluxe Hand Painted Covers and a Storage Case
Author: Rennyo
Condition: Very Good

A Mid to Late Edo Period, 18th to 19th century edition of the Gobunshō, being the collected letters of Rennyo, critical to Jodo Shinshu liturgy.

Also known as the Eighth Patriarch of the Hongan-ji Temple of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, and descendant of founder Shinran, Rennyo was able to unite most of the Jodo Shinsu sect factions under the Honganji-ji during the Onin War’s toll on the people. He reformed their existing liturgy and practices, and broadened support amongst various classes of society, with his efforts ultimately making Jodo Shinshu the great and most influential Buddhist sext in Japan of its era.

The volumes are broken down into the following fascicles and chapters:

Fascicle 1-2 – Renouncing the World and Awakening the Bodhi-mind – 出家発心章
Fascicle 1-3 – Hunting and Fishing – 猟すなどり章
Fascicle 1-5 – Journey in the Snow – 雪中章
Fascicle 1-6 – Drowsiness – 睡眠章
Fascicle 1-8 – Construction at Yoshizaki – 吉崎建立章
Fascicle 1-13 – A Wrong View Concerning “Ten Kalpas Ago” – 此方十劫邪義章
Fascicle 2-4 – Severing Crosswise the Five Evil Courses – 横截五悪趣章
Fascicle 2-5 – Juzu – 珠数章
Fascicle 2-7 – Going Is Easy, but No One Is Born There – 易往無人章
Fascicle 2-11 – The Fivefold Doctrine – 五重義章
Fascicle 3-4 – The Great Sage, the World-honored One – 大聖世尊章
Fascicle 3-6 – Solely Saying the Name Constantly – 唯能常称章
Fascicle 4-10 – This Present Age – 今の世章
Fascicle 4-11 – The Unity of Beings and the Dharma – 機法一体章
Fascicle 4-12 – The Meetings Twice Every Month – 毎月両度章
Fascicle 4-14 – The Settled Mind of Our Tradition – 一流安心章
Fascicle 4-15 – Construction at Ozaka – 大坂建立章
Fascicle 5-1 – Those Lacking Wisdom in the Latter Age – 末代無智章
Fascicle 5-2 – Eighty Thousand Dharma-teachings – 八万法蔵章
Fascicle 5-3 – Women Remaining in Lay Life – 在家尼入道章
Fascicle 5-4 – Whether Men or Women – 抑男子女人章
Fascicle 5-5 – Attaining the Entrusting Heart – 信心獲得章
Fascicle 5-6 – Singleness of Heart, Great Benefit – 一念大利章
Fascicle 5-9 – All the Sacred Scriptures – 一切聖教章
Fascicle 5-10 – The Tradition of Shinran Shonin -聖人一流章
Fascicle 5-11 – The Annual Memorial Observance for Shinran Shonin – 御正忌章
Fascicle 5-12 – Holding on to Amida’s Sleeves – 御袖章
Fascicle 5-13 – The Unsurpassed, Profound Virtues – 無上甚深章
Fascicle 5-16 – White Ashes -白骨章
Fascicle 5-17 – All Women – 一切女人章
Fascicle 5-18 – The Master of Our Tradition – 当流聖人章
Fascicle 5-21 – Clear Statements in the Scriptures – 経釈明文
Fascicle 5-22 – The Teaching of Our Tradition – 当流勧化章

Volumes 2-5 have beautifully hand painted covers which are of a slightly later, but deluxe production, with golden sprays and flowering designs.

Five large volumes in quarto (25.9 x 22 cm), 54, 44, 51, 50, 51 leaves

These volumes are in very good shape, with minor rubbing and wear to the bindings. There is minor foxing and soiling throughout, with a few leaves more heavily foxed.

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