Shinran’s Quotations from the Mappō Tōmyōki

Abstract

This paper examines Shinran’s quotations from the Mappō Tōmyōki (末法燈明記) seen in the Kyōgyōshinshō (教行信証). The main focus is the relationship between Shinran’s conception of kyōkai (教誡, precept) and the six sets of questions and answers (問答) quoted from the Mappō Tōmyōki, and the demonstration that Shinran interpreted the Mappō Tōmyōki as a book of kyōkai.