The Priest and His Disciples (Shaw Translation)

LibriVox recording of The Priest and His Disciples (Shaw Translation) by Hyakuzō Kurata. (Translated by Glenn William Shaw.) Read in English by Expatriate At the age of twenty-six (at the height of the Great War in Europe), the religious pilgrim and maverick Kurata Hyakuzō wrote a profoundly philosophical play called "The Priest & His Disciples" ("Shukke to sono deshi"). This stage play is based on the life and teachings of the 13th century Buddhist priest Shinran (1173-1263) and quickly became immensely popular. Shinran, the historical founder of the True Pure Land School of Buddhism (Jōdo Sh