Tracing the Itinerant Path : Jishū Nuns of Medieval Japan / Caitilin J. Griffiths; Richard K. Payne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffiths, Caitilin J., author.

Contributor:

Payne, Richard K., editor.

Series:

Pure Land Buddhist studies.

Pure Land Buddhist Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Japan--History--1185-1600.

Buddhism.

Buddhist nuns--Japan--History.

Buddhist nuns.

Ji (Sect)--History.

Ji (Sect).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Women have long been active supporters and promoters of Buddhist rituals and functions, but their importance in the operations of Buddhist schools has often been minimized. Chin'ichibō (?-1344), a nun who taught male and female disciples and lived in her own temple, is therefore considered an anomaly. In Tracing the Itinerant Path, Caitilin Griffiths' meticulous research and translations of primary sources indicate that Chin'ichibō is in fact an example of her time-a learned female who was active in the teaching and spread of Buddhism-and not an exception.Chin'ichibō and her disciples were jishū, members of a Pure Land Buddhist movement of which the famous charismatic holy man Ippen (1239-1289) was a founder. Jishū, distinguished by their practice of continuous nembutsu chanting, gained the support of a wide and diverse populace throughout Japan from the late thirteenth century. Male and female disciples rarely cloistered themselves behind monastic walls, preferring to conduct ceremonies and religious duties among the members of their communities. They offered memorial and other services to local lay believers and joined itinerant missions, traveling across provinces to reach as many people as possible. Female members were entrusted to run local practice halls that included male participants. Griffiths' study introduces female jishū who were keenly involved-not as wives, daughters, or mothers, but as partners and leaders in the movement. Filling the lacunae that exists in our understanding of women's participation in Japanese religious history, Griffiths highlights the significant roles female jishū held and offers a more nuanced understanding of Japanese Buddhist history. Students of Buddhism, scholars of Japanese history, and those interested in women's studies will find this volume a significant and compelling contribution.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Series Editor's Preface

Preface

Maps and Charts

Introduction

Chapter One. Female Leaders and Gendered Spaces

Chapter Two. Itinerant Path: Women on the Road

Chapter Three. Fourteenth- Century Mixed-Gender Practice Halls

Chapter Four. Practice Halls of Kyoto: Urban Jishū Nuns

Chapter Five. The Yugyō School: Fifteenth Century and Beyond

Conclusion

Appendix: Translations of Selected Texts

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9780824873004

0824873009

9780824859398

0824859391

9780824859374

0824859375

OCLC:

958280260