The Revolution of Buddhist Modernism - Jeff Schroeder, Richard K. Payne

The Revolution of Buddhist Modernism

Jōdo Shin Thought and Politics, 1890-1962
Buch | Hardcover
277 Seiten
2022
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-9394-1 (ISBN)
84,80 inkl. MwSt
Provides an account of the upheaval that took place within the world of Japanese Jodo Shin (True Pure Land) Buddhism when scholar-priest Kiyozawa Manshi initiated modernist reforms. Kiyozawa and his disciples reenvisioned Pure Land teachings as a path to awakening in the present world rather than rebirth in a faraway Pure Land after death.
Reacting to nineteenth-century forces of colonialism and globalization, Buddhist reformers across Asia strove to modernize Buddhist teachings, practices, and institutions. "Buddhist modernism" was typically characterized by disbelief in the supernatural, rejection of ritual, deinstitutionalization, and egalitarianism. The Revolution of Buddhist Modernism provides an account of the upheaval that took place within the world of Japanese Jōdo Shin (True Pure Land) Buddhism when scholar-priest Kiyozawa Manshi (1863–1903) initiated modernist reforms. Kiyozawa and his disciples, especially Soga Ryōjin and Kaneko Daiei, reenvisioned Pure Land teachings as a path to awakening in the present world rather than rebirth in a faraway Pure Land after death. This doctrinal reinterpretation led to a range of revolutionary institutional reforms, including new experiential methods of Buddhist studies, democratization of sect institutions, and enhanced cooperation with Japan’s imperialist state.

By combining intellectual history with institutional history, The Revolution of Buddhist Modernism reveals deep connections between Buddhist thought, Buddhist institutions, and national and global politics. It tracks the chaotic, fascinating history by which modernist Buddhist ideas came to be grounded in Buddhist institutions and authoritative for Buddhist communities, offering readers a compelling, ground-level view of Buddhist modernism—and traditionalism—in action.

Richard K. Payne is Yehan Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Pure Land Buddhist Studies
Zusatzinfo 7 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort Honolulu, HI
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 267 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Buddhismus
ISBN-10 0-8248-9394-8 / 0824893948
ISBN-13 978-0-8248-9394-1 / 9780824893941
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