Sōjiji : discipline, compassion, and enlightenment at a Japanese Zen temple / Joshua A. Irizarry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irizarry, Joshua A., author.

Series:

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; no. 94.

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; Number 94

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sōjiji (Yokohama-shi, Japan)--Social aspects--Case studies.

Sōjiji (Yokohama-shi, Japan).

Sōjiji (Yokohama-shi, Japan)--History.

Zen Buddhism--Japan.

Zen Buddhism.

Monastic and religious life--Japan--Yokohama-shi.

Monastic and religious life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 300 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Discipline, compassion, and enlightenment at a Japanese Zen temple

Soujiji

Sojiji

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.

Summary:

"Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, but it is very much rooted in the present and future, performing functions and catering to needs that reflect the changing demographic, social, and religious landscapes of contemporary Japan. Based on more than fifteen years of fieldwork, interviews, and archival research, Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple immerses the reader in the lives and experiences of the different groups that comprise Sōjiji's contemporary religious community. Through clear and accessible prose, ethnographically-grounded analysis, and emotionally compelling stories, the reader will explore the rich pastiche of daily life and ritual activity at a major Japanese Zen temple in institutional, historical, and social context through the lived practices of its community of clergy, practitioners, parishioners, and visitors."

Contents:

Introduction: Sōjiji, the Forest for a Thousand Years

Chapter 1. The History of Sōjiji

Chapter 2. The Training of a Sōtō Zen Novice

Chapter 3. Bearing the Mantle of Priesthood

Chapter 4. Struggling for Enlightenment (While Keeping Your Day Job)

Chapter 5. Performing Compassion Through Goeika Music

Chapter 6. Making Ancestors Through Memorial Rituals

Conclusion: For a Thousand Years

Epilogue: In Perpetuity

Afterward: Writing Sōjiji

Glossary

Bibliography

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

Other Format:

Print version: Irizarry, Joshua A. Sojiji

ISBN:

9780472220168

0472220160