Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism

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

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