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The Other Side of Zen: A Social History of Soto Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan
Duncan Ryūken Williams
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| #586698 in Books | Princeton University Press | 2004-11-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .81 x6.92 x8.96l, | File type: PDF | 256 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Kate Page|Accessible and simultaneously critically brilliant.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A standard social history|By Customer|It lacked feeling for the religiosity of Japanese Buddhists|7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Reality Check for Soto B||"This book is required reading for any student of Zen Buddhism or Japanese religion and will remain a standard reference for years to come."--David E. Riggs, Monumenta Nipponica| |
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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 by shedding light on the broader Japanese religious landscape during the era. Using newly-discovered manuscripts, Duncan Ryuken Williams argues that the success of Soto Zen was due ...
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