Makers of modern Korean Buddhism / edited by Jin Y. Park.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Park, Jin Y.

Series:

SUNY series in Korean studies.

SUNY series in Korean studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Korea--History.

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 382 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first book in English devoted exclusively to modern Korean Buddhism, this work provides a comprehensive exploration for scholars, students, and serious readers. Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism focuses on three key areas: Buddhist reform, Zen revival, and the interrelationship of religion, history, and politics. In Korea, the modern period in Buddhism begins in earnest in the late nineteenth century, during the closing years of the Choson dynasty, which was characterized by a repressive brand of neo-Confucianism. Buddhist reformers arose to seek change in both Buddhism and Korean society at large. The work begins with a look at five of these reformers and their thought and work. The Zen revival that began at the end of the nineteenth century is covered from that period to contemporary times through an exploration of the life and thought of important Zen masters. The influence of Japanese Buddhist missionaries, the emergence of Korean engaged Buddhism, known as Minjung Buddhism, and the formation of modern Buddhist scholarship in Korea are discussed as well.

Contents:

Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism

Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Buddhism and Modernity in Korea

Part One Modernity, Colonialism, and Buddhist Reform

Individual Salvation and Compassionate Action

A Korean Buddhist Response to Modernity

Sot'aesan's Creation of Won Buddhism through the Reformation of Korean Buddhism

Yi Nŭnghwa, Buddhism, and the Modernization of Korea

Gendered Response to Modernity

Part Two Revival of Zen Buddhism in Modern Korea

Mirror of Emptiness

Sŏn Master Man'gong and Cogitations of a Colonized Religion

Sŏn Master Pang Hanam

Zen Master T'oe'ong Sŏngch'ŏl's Doctrine of Zen Enlightenment and Practice

Sŏn Master Daehaeng's "Doing without Doing"

Part Three Religion, History, and Politics

Th e Japanese Missionaries and Their Impact on Korean Buddhist Developments (1876-1910)1

Minjung Buddhism

Formation of Modern Buddhist Scholarship

Bibliography

Glossary of East Asian Characters

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438429236

1438429231

9781441639127

1441639128

OCLC:

587479862