Jizoku (Priests' Wives) in Sōtō Zen Buddhism: An Ambiguous Category

Most modern Japanese Buddhist organizations, particularly the schools of Zen, continue to espouse the ideal of world-renunciation. This has led to a reluctance on the part of the Zen organizations to officially acknowledge the presence of the priests' wives (jizoku). The wives are thus left wit...

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Главный автор: Kawahashi, Noriko (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: [1995]
В: Japanese journal of religious studies
Год: 1995, Том: 22, Выпуск: 1/2, Страницы: 161-183
Другие ключевые слова:B Women
B Zen Buddhism
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Gender Roles
B Nuns
B Wives
B Motherhood
B Temples
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Итог:Most modern Japanese Buddhist organizations, particularly the schools of Zen, continue to espouse the ideal of world-renunciation. This has led to a reluctance on the part of the Zen organizations to officially acknowledge the presence of the priests' wives (jizoku). The wives are thus left with no recognized place in the temple structure, despite the indispensable part they play in managing the temples' day-to-day affairs. The present article describes the diverse roles of thejizoku, shows something of the difficulty of their position, and suggests possible changes in the Buddhist organizations that might improve their status.
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies