RT Article
T1 Popular Buddhist Orthodoxy in Contemporary Japan
JF Japanese journal of religious studies
VO 31
IS 2
SP 289
OP 310
A1 Tanabe, George Joji 1943-
LA English
PB Nanzan Institute
YR 2004
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1703159160
AB The writings of popular lay Buddhist writers Kino Kazuyoshi and Hiro Sachiya affirm traditional Japanese Buddhist ideas of original enlightenment, suchness, nonduality, immediacy, Buddha nature, emptiness, ineffability, and the valorization of everyday life. Kino presents his ideas of self-affirmation through a loose association of stories and lessons drawn from life, literature, and Buddhist texts. Rejecting early Buddhist teachings such as the Four Noble Truths and dependent origination, Hiro Sachiya argues for a Zen that champions individual freedom and disengagement from social expectations as an alternative to the stresses of Japanese life. Despite their free and contemporized interpretations, both writers present a pansectarian Buddhism consistent with traditional Mahāyāna orthodox ideals.
K1 Hinayana
K1 Nirvana
K1 Orthodoxy
K1 Prayer
K1 Religious Studies
K1 Samsara
K1 Zen Buddhism