Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism
written by Jørn Borup, fl. 2008, in Numen Book Series, Volume 119 (Leiden, South Holland: Brill (Publisher), 2008), 326 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Zen Buddhist ideas and practices in many ways are unique within the study of religion, and artists, poets and Buddhists practitioners worldwide have found inspiration from this tradition. Until recent years, representations of Zen Buddhism have focussed almost entirely on philosophical, historical or “spiritual” aspects. This book investigates the contemporary living reality of the largest Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist group, Myōshinji. Drawing on textual studies and ethnographic fieldwork, Jørn Borup analyses how its practitioners use and understand their religion, how they practice their religiosity and how different kinds of Zen Buddhists (monks, nuns, priest, lay people) interact and define themselves within the religious organization. Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism portrays a living Zen Buddhism being both uniquely interesting and interestingly typical for common Buddhist and Japanese religiosity.
- Field of Interest
- Religion & Thought
- Author
- Jørn Borup, fl. 2008
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
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- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 326
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Publisher
- Brill (Publisher)
- Place Published / Released
- Leiden, South Holland
- Series Number
- Volume 119
- Subject
- Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Community, Rituals and Practices, المجتمع, Umma, Jama'a, Communauté, Gemeinde, קְהִלָה, Comunidade, Comunidad, الشعائروالممارسات, Rituels et pratiques, 'Ibādat, Pratiques et rituels, Rituale und Praktiken, טקסים ושיטות עבודה, Rituales y Prácticas, Práticas e Rituais, Japón, Japão, Japan, Rinzai, Buddhists, Attitudes toward, Devotional Practices, Zen, Japanese
- Series / Program
- Numen Book Series
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- المجتمع, Umma, Jama'a, Communauté, Gemeinde, קְהִלָה, Comunidade, Comunidad, الشعائروالممارسات, Rituels et pratiques, 'Ibādat, Pratiques et rituels, Rituale und Praktiken, טקסים ושיטות עבודה, Rituales y Prácticas, Práticas e Rituais, Japón, Japão