Buddhism in the modern world: adaptations of an ancient tradition / edited by Steven Heine and Charles S. Prebish.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heine, Steven, 1950- editor.

Prebish, Charles S., editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--History--20th century.

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The history of Buddhism has been characterized by an ongoing tension between attempts to preserve traditional ideals and modes of practice and the need to adapt to changing cultural conditions. Many developments in Buddhist history, such as the infusion of esoteric rituals, the rise of devotionalism and lay movements, and the assimilation of warrior practices, reflect the impact of widespread social changes on traditional religious structures. At the same time, Buddhism has been able to maintain its doctrinal purity to a remarkable degree. This volume explores how traditional Buddhist community

Contents:

Aniconism versus iconism in Thai Buddhism / Donald K. Swearer

The modernization of Sinhalese Buddhism as reflected in the Dambulla cave temples / Nathan Katz

Varying the vinaya : creative responses to modernity / Charles S. Prebish

Master Hongyi looks back : a modern man becomes a monk in twentieth-century China / Raoul Birnbaum

Transitions in the practice and defense of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism / Charles B. Jones

Won Buddhism : the historical context of Sot'aesan's reformation of Buddhism for the modern world / Bongkil Chung

Abbreviation or aberration : the role of the Shushogi in modern Soto Zen Buddhism / Steven Heine

"By imperial edict and shogunal decree" : politics and the issue of the ordination platform in modern lay Nichiren Buddhism / Jacqueline I. Stone

The making of the western Lama / Dan Cozort

"Liberate the Mahabodhi temple!" : socially engaged Buddhism, Dalit-style / Tara N. Doyle.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-028722-5

0-19-773843-5

0-19-803357-5

1-280-53209-2

0-19-534909-1

1-4237-6323-8

OCLC:

609840181