[PDF.42bf] Japanese Temple Buddhism: Worldliness in a Religion of Renunciation (Topics in Contemporary Buddhism)

Japanese Temple Buddhism: Worldliness in a Religion of Renunciation (Topics in Contemporary Buddhism)

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 | #1439598 in Books |  2005-09-30 |  2005-09-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.90 x.70 x6.00l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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||11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| A Straight-Shooting Look at the State of the Sangha Today|By Crazy Fox|This is a very important book, one that covers uncharted ground and grapples straightforwardly with the issues facing Japanese Buddhism today. In so doing, it also calls into question many of the assumptions and approaches prevalent in Buddhist Studies (both American and Japanese) and offers a much-needed|About the Author|Stephen G. Covell is assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Religion at Western Michigan University.

There have been many studies that focus on aspects of the history of Japanese Buddhism. Until now, none have addressed important questions of organization and practice in contemporary Buddhism, questions such as how Japanese Buddhism came to be seen as a religion of funeral practices; how Buddhist institutions envision the role of the laity; and how a married clergy has affected life at temples and the image of priests. This volume is the first to address fully contem...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Japanese Temple Buddhism: Worldliness in a Religion of Renunciation (Topics in Contemporary Buddhism)   |  Stephen Covell. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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