Women Living Zen
Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns
Seiten
1999
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-512393-7 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-512393-7 (ISBN)
Using both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the 6th century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and continue to contribute to the advancement of the sect up to the present day.
In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and have continued to contribute to the advancement of the sect to the present day. Drawing on her fieldwork among the Soto nuns, Arai demonstrates that the lives of many of these women embody classical Buddhist ideals. They have chosen to lead a strictly disciplined monastic life over against successful careers and the unconstrained contemporary secular lifestyle. In this, and other respects, they can be shown to stand in stark contrast to their male counterparts.
In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and have continued to contribute to the advancement of the sect to the present day. Drawing on her fieldwork among the Soto nuns, Arai demonstrates that the lives of many of these women embody classical Buddhist ideals. They have chosen to lead a strictly disciplined monastic life over against successful careers and the unconstrained contemporary secular lifestyle. In this, and other respects, they can be shown to stand in stark contrast to their male counterparts.
Prologue ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Historical Background ; 3. Twentieth-Century Leadership ; 4. The Monastic Practices of Zen Nuns ; 5. Motivations, Commitments, and Self-Perceptions ; 6. Conclusion: Innovators for the Sake of Tradition ; Endnotes ; Appendix A. Questionnaire ; Appendix B. Glossary of Japanese Terms
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.10.1999 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 18 halftones, 1 line illustration |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 238 x 163 mm |
| Gewicht | 626 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-512393-X / 019512393X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-512393-7 / 9780195123937 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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