In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century.
In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century.
Paula Arai is associate professor of Asian religions at Louisiana State University. Her research interests include Japanese Buddhist rituals, arts, and practices; women's experiences and contributions; and healing. Her primary research is based on anthropological fieldwork in Japan and has been supported by Fulbright, American Council of Learned Societies, Mellon Foundation, and the Reischauer Institute of Harvard University. In addition to numerous articles and chapters in edited volumes, Arai is also the author of Bringing Zen Home: The Healing Heart of Japanese Women's Ritual s.
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Acknowledgments Transliteration Guide Prologue One: Introduction Scholarly Contexts Theoretical Considerations Methodological Considerations Two: Historical Background Pioneering Monastics Dogen and Women Tokugawa Encroachments Meiji Reclamations Three: Twentieth-Century Leadership First Generation: Rapid Ascent Through Education Second Generation: Stategists of Egalitarianism Third Generation: Zen Master of a New Tradition Four: The Monastic Practices of Zen Nuns Nuns' Vision of Monastic Life Daily Life in a Monastery of Zen Nuns Divisions within the Monastery Ceremonial Rituals and Activities Educational Curriculum and Degrees The Aesthetics of Discipline Five: Motivations, Commitments, and Self-Perceptions Changing Life Patterns of Twentieth-Century Zen Buddhist Practice: Meaning and Action Nuns' Views on Monastic Life Six: Conclusion: Innovators for the Sake of Tradition Preservers and Creators of Buddhist Tradition Bearers and Transmitters of Traditional Japanese Culture Notes Appendix A: Questionnaire Appendix B: Glossary of Japanese Terms Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Transliteration Guide Prologue One: Introduction Scholarly Contexts Theoretical Considerations Methodological Considerations Two: Historical Background Pioneering Monastics Dogen and Women Tokugawa Encroachments Meiji Reclamations Three: Twentieth-Century Leadership First Generation: Rapid Ascent Through Education Second Generation: Stategists of Egalitarianism Third Generation: Zen Master of a New Tradition Four: The Monastic Practices of Zen Nuns Nuns' Vision of Monastic Life Daily Life in a Monastery of Zen Nuns Divisions within the Monastery Ceremonial Rituals and Activities Educational Curriculum and Degrees The Aesthetics of Discipline Five: Motivations, Commitments, and Self-Perceptions Changing Life Patterns of Twentieth-Century Zen Buddhist Practice: Meaning and Action Nuns' Views on Monastic Life Six: Conclusion: Innovators for the Sake of Tradition Preservers and Creators of Buddhist Tradition Bearers and Transmitters of Traditional Japanese Culture Notes Appendix A: Questionnaire Appendix B: Glossary of Japanese Terms Bibliography Index
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