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Excerpt from An Outline of the True Sect of Buddhism The purport of this little work is to show the cardinal doctrine of the Shin-shu, now the most important and active sect in Japan. It is a translation from a Japanese original written by Mr. Mated a, a priest of the Shin-shu, Hongwanji branch, at the request of the Buddhist Propagation Society, for free distribution at the World's Fair of Chicago. When I was requested by the Society to undertake the translation, the time allowed was so short that I fear the work is but imperfectly done. I have made a free rather than a literal translation; in some parts amplifying the original and in other parts curtailing it, so as to make the work more intelligible to foreigners. I am very much indebted to Mr. E. B. Lambert for his kind revision. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.