The Religion of the Samurai - Nukariya, Kaiten
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The Religion of the Samurai is a study of Zen philosophy and discipline in China and Japan. Nukariya states the purpose of this work as follows, "The object of this little book is to show how the Mahayanistic view of life and of the world differs markedly from that of Hinayanism, which is generally taken as Buddhism by occidentals, to explain how the religion of Buddha has adapted itself to its environment in the Far East, and also to throw light on the existing state of the spiritual life of modern Japan. The Zen Sect is older than Buddhism itself. Even though it is very old the ideas in the…mehr

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The Religion of the Samurai is a study of Zen philosophy and discipline in China and Japan. Nukariya states the purpose of this work as follows, "The object of this little book is to show how the Mahayanistic view of life and of the world differs markedly from that of Hinayanism, which is generally taken as Buddhism by occidentals, to explain how the religion of Buddha has adapted itself to its environment in the Far East, and also to throw light on the existing state of the spiritual life of modern Japan. The Zen Sect is older than Buddhism itself. Even though it is very old the ideas in the Zen sect are very new and practiced by Buddhists today. The author goes on to say, "Buddhist denominations, like non-Buddhist religions, lay stress on scriptural authority; but Zen denounces it on the ground that words or characters can never adequately express religious truth, which can only be realized by mind; consequently it claims that the religious truth attained by Shakya Muni in his Enlightenment has been handed down neither by word of mouth nor by the letters of scriptures, but from teacher's mind to disciple's through the line of transmission until the present day."
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Japanese Zen Buddhist monk Kaiten Nukariya (1867-1934) lived in the Meiji and Taisho periods. He was raised in Japan's Fukui Prefecture and received his Soto Zen instruction from famous Zen master Soyen Shaku. The book "The Religion of the Samurai," which examines the spiritual and intellectual activities of the samurai, is well known by Nukariya, a renowned writer and scholar. The Essence of Buddhism and Zen for Americans are only two of the several works he published on Buddhism and Zen. In addition to his writing and academic endeavors, Nukariya was a supporter of social and political change in Japan. He was a vocal supporter of the campaign for constitutional rule of law and a committed socialist. Writings of Nukariya have influenced the study of Buddhism and Zen for a very long time, and his works are still analyzed and admired by academics and practitioners all over the globe.