What is Kamakura New Buddhism?: Official Monks and Reclusive Monks
Recent scholarship has elucidated many aspects of medieval Japanese religion and society, leading to a radical rethinking of the term "Kamakura New Buddhism." Kuroda Toshio's model of an exoteric-esoteric system (kenmitsu taisei) has been particularly influential. Nevertheless some pr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[1997]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1997, Volume: 24, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 179-189 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Ordinations B Buddhism B Ceremonies B Impurities B Monks B Religious Studies B Priests B Funerals B Nuns |
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| Summary: | Recent scholarship has elucidated many aspects of medieval Japanese religion and society, leading to a radical rethinking of the term "Kamakura New Buddhism." Kuroda Toshio's model of an exoteric-esoteric system (kenmitsu taisei) has been particularly influential. Nevertheless some problems remain. This article summarizes a model for understanding Kamakura New Buddhism in terms of the differences between official monks (kansō) and reclusive monks (tonseisō). |
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