The life of Buddhism

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The life of Buddhism

edited by Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine

(The life of religion, 1)

University of California Press, c2000

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: cloth ISBN 9780520211056

内容説明

Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of the "life of Buddhism." The contributors focus on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. The essays highlight not so much Buddhist doctrine or sacred texts, but rather the actual behavior and lived experience of Buddhist adherents. A general introduction by Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of Buddhist tradition - the Hinayana/Theravada branch practiced in Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia; the Mahayana branch located most notably in East Asia; and the Vajrayana/Esoteric branch established in Tibet and Japan.It also takes note of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is now emerging among non-Asian practitioners in the West. The editors introduce each essay with a brief commentary that situates its contents within the Buddhist tradition as a whole. The pieces offer concise depictions and analyses of particular aspects of Buddhist life, including temple architecture and iconography, the consecration of sacred objects, meditative practices, devotional expressions, exorcisms, and pilgrimage journeys. The topics discussed also include the construction of religio-political and religio-social hierarchies, gender roles, the management of asocial behavior, and confrontations with dying and death.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780520223370

内容説明

Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of the 'life of Buddhism'. The contributors focus on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. The essays highlight not so much Buddhist doctrine or sacred texts, but rather the actual behavior and lived experience of Buddhist adherents. A general introduction by Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of Buddhist tradition - the Hinayana/Theravada branch practiced in Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia; the Mahayana branch located most notably in East Asia; and, the Vajrayana/Esoteric branch established in Tibet and Japan. It also takes note of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is now emerging among non-Asian practitioners in the West. The editors introduce each essay with a brief commentary that situates its contents within the Buddhist tradition as a whole. The pieces offer concise depictions and analyses of particular aspects of Buddhist life, including temple architecture and iconography, the consecration of sacred objects, meditative practices, devotional expressions, exorcisms, and pilgrimage journeys. Topics discussed also include the construction of religio-political and religio-social hierarchies, gender roles, the management of asocial behavior, and confrontations with dying and death.

目次

NOTE TO THE READER GENERAL INTRODUCTION PART 1: TEMPLES, SACRED OBJECTS, AND ASSOCIATED RITUALS Chapter 1 Temples and Monastic Complexes (Japan) "A View of Temple Life and Practice," James Bissett Pratt Chapter 2 Image Consecrations (Thailand) "Creating and Disseminating the Sacred," Donald K. Swearer Chapter 3 State Rituals and Ceremonies (Myanma) "A Tooth Relic and the Legitimation of Power," Juliane Schober Chapter 4 Village Rituals and Ceremonies (Thailand) "Bun Phraawes," S. J. Tambiah PART II: MONASTIC PRACTICES Chapter 5 The Ordination of Monks and Novices (Korea) "Ordination in the Chogye Order," Robert E. Buswell Chapter 6 Female Renunciants (Myanma[r]/Burma) "Theravadin Religious Women," Hiroko Kawanami Chapter 7 Meditation (Japan) "A Morning Star Meditation," Taiko Yamasaki Chapter 8 The Monastic Quest: A Biographical Example (Tibet) "The Biography of a Nun," Hanna Havnevik Chapter 9 Monastic Funerals (Thailand) "The Cremation of a Senior Monk," Charles F. Keyes PART III: LAY PRACTICE Chapter 10 Lay Identity and Participation (China) "Lay Praxis in a Mahayana Context," Holmes Welch Chapter 11 Cosmology and Law (Tibet) "Buddhist Secular Law: Doctrines in Context," Rebecca Redwood French Chapter 12 Cosmology and Healing (Sri Lanka) "Yaktovil: The Role of the Buddha and Dhamma," Jason A. Carbine Chapter 13 Devotional Rituals: Recent Innovations (Sri Lanka) "A New Theravadin Liturgy," Richard Gombrich Chapter 14 Death and Beyond (Japan) "Memorializing One's Mizuko," William R. LaFleur PART IV: BUDDHISM IN THE WEST Chapter 15 An American Example "Transmitting the Dharma," Philip Kapleau BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS INDEX

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