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Neither monk nor layman : clerical marriage in modern Japanese Buddhism /

Buddhism comes in many forms, but in Japan it stands apart from all the rest in one striking way - the monks get married. This study addresses the emergence of an openly married clergy as a momentous change in the history of modern Japanese Buddhism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jaffe, Richard M., 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Colección:Buddhisms.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. Pre-Meiji Precedents
  • Ch. 3. Jodo Shin Buddhism and the Edo Period Debate over Nikujiki Saitai
  • Ch. 4. The Household Registration System and the Buddhist Clergy
  • Ch. 5. Passage of the Nikujiki Saitai Law: The Clergy and the Formation of Meiji Buddhist Policy
  • Ch. 6. Horses with Horns: The Attack on Nikujiki Saitai
  • Ch. 7. Denominational Resistance and the Modification of Government Policy
  • Ch. 8. Tanaka Chigaku and the Buddhist Clerical Marriage: Toward a Positive Appraisal of Family Life
  • Ch. 9. The Aftermath: From Doctrinal Concern to Practical Problem
  • Ch. 10. Almost Home.