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The Other Side of Zen : A Social History of Sōtō Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan /

Popular understanding of Zen Buddhism typically involves a stereotyped image of isolated individuals in meditation, contemplating nothingness. This book presents the "other side of Zen," by examining the movement's explosive growth during the Tokugawa period (1600-1867) in Japan and b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Duncan Ryūken (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Colección:Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series ; 10
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES ON TRANSLITERATION AND ABBREVIATIONS
  • ONE Toward a Social History of Sôtô Zen
  • TWO Registering the Family, Memorializing the Ancestors: The Zen Temple and the Parishioner Household
  • THREE Funerary Zen: Managing the Dead in the World Beyond
  • FOUR The Cult of Dôryô Daigongen: Daiyûzan and Sôtô Zen Prayer Temples
  • FIVE Medicine and Faith Healing in the Sôtô Zen Tradition
  • CONCLUSION The Other Side of Zen
  • APPENDIX A: NYONIN JÔBUTSU KETSUBONKYÔ ENGI (THE ORIGINS OF THE BLOOD POOL HELL SUTRA FOR WOMEN'S SALVATION)
  • APPENDIX B: SHINSEN GEDOKU MANBYÔEN FUKUYÔ NO KOTO (HOW TO PREPARE AND TAKE THE WIZARD MOUNTAIN "POISON-DISPELLING" PILL THAT CURES ALL ILLNESSES)
  • NOTES
  • GLOSSARY OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX