Innovative Jodo Shinshu Buddhist thinkers of the modern era typically begin with Manshi Kiyozawa, but another name sometimes tops the list. Ryōjin Soga “was arguably the most innovative thinker in the history of modern Shin Buddhism,” wrote scholar Robert Rhodes, in the book Cultivating Spirituality. Soga (1875-1971) continued Kiyozawa’s approach to Shin Buddhism using Western … Continue reading Ryōjin Soga: An Upside Down View of Buddhist History