Women living Zen : Japanese Soto Buddhist nuns / Paula Kane Robinson Arai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arai, Paula Kane Robinson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist nuns--Japan.

Buddhist nuns.

Monastic and religious life of women--Japan.

Monastic and religious life of women.

Monastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism)--Japan.

Monastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism).

Religious life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 233 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the 6th century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and continue to contribute to the advancement of the sect up to the present day.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Contents; Transliteration Guide; Prologue; ONE: Introduction; TWO: Historical Background; THREE: Twentieth-Century Leadership; FOUR: The Monastic Practices of Zen Nuns; FIVE: Motivations, Commitments, and Self-Perceptions; SIX: Conclusion: Innovators for the Sake of Tradition; Endnotes; Appendix A. Questionnaire; Appendix B. Glossary of Japanese Terms; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-226) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-47157-3

0-19-534415-4

1-4237-6013-1

OCLC:

476016178