On Buddhism / Keiji Nishitani ; translated by Seisaku Yamamoto and Robert E. Carter ; introduction by Robert E. Carter ; foreward by Jan Van Bragt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nishitani, Keiji, 1900-1990.

Contributor:

Yamamoto, Seisaku, 1929-

Carter, Robert Edgar, 1937-

Standardized Title:

Bukkyō ni tsuite. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 175 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"On Buddhism presents the first English-language translation of a series of lectures by Keiji Nishitani (1900-1990), a major Buddhist thinker and a key figure in the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy. Originally delivered in the early 1970s, these lectures focus on the transformation of culture in the modern age and the subsequent decline in the importance of the family and religion. Nishitani's concern is that modernity, with its individualism, materialism, and contractual ethics, is an insufficient basis for human relationships. With deep insight into both Buddhism and Christianity, he explores such issues as the nature of genuine human existence, the major role of conscience in our advance to authenticity, and the needed transformation of religion. Nishitani criticizes contemporary Buddhism for being too esoteric and asks that it "come down from Mt. Hiei" to reestablish itself as a vital source of worthy ideals and to point toward a way of remaining human even in a modern and postmodern world."--Jacket

Contents:

Intro

On Buddhism

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION: On Buddhism

Part 1.On What I Think about Buddhism

1. The "Inside" and "Outside"of a Religious Organization

2. Opening Up the Self to the World

Part II. On the Modernization of Buddhism

3. What Is Modernization?

4. A Departure from the "Individual"

Part III. On Conscience

5. In Support of Human Relations

6. To Make Sure of Oneself

GLOSSARY OF JAPANESE TERMS

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791481592

079148159X

9781429417365

1429417366

OCLC:

77115540