Aaron P. Proffitt

Feb 15, 2025 | tricycle.org | Frederick Ranallo-Higgins |Aaron P. Proffitt

Aaron Proffitt is an associate professor of Japanese studies at SUNY Albany. In his new book, Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism, he plumbs the depths of Japanese Pure Land thought. Dating mentions of Buddhist pure lands to the earliest written scriptures, he points to the school’s central role in the development of Buddhism.