No. 3

December 1995


CONTENTS

>1<		Editorial
>3<		Frontispiece (A Wasan)
>5<		A Reflection on the Wasan (by A. Kaneko)

THE SEVENTH EUROPEAN SHIN CONFERENCE
-- at EKO-HOUS, Düsseldorf, Sept. 2-5, 1992:

1		< Pictures of the Conference >
5		Report on the Seventh European Shin Conference Ruth TABRAH
15		A Shinshu Mandala: Toward Construction of a Shinshu Paradigm Toshikazu ARAI
33		Thoughts about the Use of Music within the European Sangha and Buddhist Music in Japan Werner KODYTEK
50		The Use of Metaphor by T'an-luan and Shinran Esho SASAKI
59		Dances within the Pure Land Traditions of Japan Gabriele KODYTEK

73	< Pictures of the Conference >
75	Report on the Eighth European Shin Conference Ruth TABRAH
84	What is Hearing? Michio Tokunaga
91	Hearing with the Heart Ruth TABRAH
96	Report on the Nembutsu in Kenya Josho Margaret M. OSAKA
105	Does Hearing the Dharma Change Our Way of Life? Hatuko TORO

ESSAY & TRANSLATION:

116		< Pictures >
117		Thoughts on Becoming a Budhist Minister Shimone ZOTZ
126		Higan: On This Shore Hoyu ISHIDA
131		A Reflection on a Wasan Mitsuya DAKE
134		A Buddhist Approach to Death & Dying Doreen HAMILTON
142		Goroemon D'Izumi (Francaise) Akira KANEKO
147		Anjin no Gokui (4) Zuiken S. INAGAKI Translated by Peter LAIT

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