Buddhist Revivalist Movements : Comparing Zen Buddhism and the Thai Forest Movement / by Alan Robert Lopez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lopez, Alan Robert., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism.

Philosophy, Modern.

Religion and sociology.

Philosophy of nature.

Philosophical Traditions.

Sociology of Religion.

Philosophy of Nature.

Local Subjects:

Buddhism.

Philosophical Traditions.

Sociology of Religion.

Philosophy of Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

This text provides a comparative investigation of the affinities and differences of two of the most dynamic currents in World Buddhism: Zen Buddhism and the Thai Forest Movement. Defying differences in denomination, culture, and historical epochs, these schools revived an unfettered quest for enlightenment and proceeded to independently forge like practices and doctrines. The author examines the teaching gambits and tactics, the methods of practice, the place and story line of teacher biography, and the nature and role of the awakening experience, revealing similar forms deriving from an uncompromising pursuit of awaking, the insistence on self-cultivation, and the preeminent role of the charismatic master. Offering a pertinent review of their encounters with modernism, the book provides a new coherence to these seemingly disparate movements, opening up new avenues for scholars and possibilities for practitioners.

Contents:

ENTERING THE MOUNTAINS AND FORESTS

STREAMS AND SOURCES, FORESTS AND MOUNTAINS

FISH SAUCE AND PLUMS: TEACHING TACTICS

WARRIORS OF THE WAY: PRACTICE AND PATH

AWAKENINGS

LIVES OF THE AWAKENED

PURE MIND: THE FIFTH NOBLE TRUTH

VIEW, EMPTINESS, NOWNESS, AND SKILLFUL MEANS

MEETING OF THE TWAIN: REVIVALISM AND MODERNITY

CONCLUSION.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137540867

1137540869