A Christian exploration of women's bodies and rebirth in Shin Buddhism
This book explores challenging doctrines dealing with women's bodies and rebirth in Shin Buddhism, and relates those teachings to similar concerns around women's bodies in Christianity.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Lanham Boulder New York London
Lexington Books
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jōdo-shinshū
/ Christianity
/ Woman
/ Body
/ Rebirth
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| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
B Women-Religious aspects-Buddhism |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This book explores challenging doctrines dealing with women's bodies and rebirth in Shin Buddhism, and relates those teachings to similar concerns around women's bodies in Christianity. Intro -- A Christian Exploration of Women's Bodies and Rebirth in Shin Buddhism -- Cover -- A Christian Exploration of Women's Bodies and Rebirth in Shin Buddhism -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Contradictory Messages About the Body -- Women's Bodies: Problem and Promise -- Comparative Theology -- Women's Bodies and Christianity -- Christian Counter-Voices -- Bodies and Shin Buddhism -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Early Indian Buddhism -- The Texts of Early Buddhism -- Gautama Buddha's Own Body: Moderation, Beauty and Self-Giving -- The Role of the Body in Monastic Meditation Practices -- Bodies: Burdensome, Significant, and Highly Suspect -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- Women in Medieval Japanese Society -- Introduction: The Sun and the Moon -- The Medieval Japanese Context -- Buddhism Comes to Japan -- Medieval Buddhist Teachings on Women and Women's Bodies -- Women's Lives in Medieval Japanese Society -- Neo-Confucianism Comes to Japan -- Christianity in Japan -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- Shin Buddhism -- True Pure Land Teaching -- Hōnen and Jōdo Shū Buddhism -- The Life of Shinran Shonin -- Basic Tenets of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism -- Key Texts -- Conclusion: The Teaching of Emptiness (Śūnyatā) -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Women's Bodies in Shin Buddhist Texts -- Three Pure Land Sutras -- Vasubandhu -- Shin Interpretation of the 35th Vow, an Introduction -- Shinran: Ambiguity and Silence -- Shinran's Personal Experience -- Rennyo -- Later Shin Interpreters -- Gender and the Pure Land in Practice -- A Conclusion without a Resolution -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Women and Shin Buddhism in the 21st-Century Context -- Five Possible Strategies -- Commitments that Shape Buddhist Responses -- Relevance for Christianity -- Making Room at the Table -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 185 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1498536565 |