Sōjiji : discipline, compassion, and enlightenment at a Japanese Zen temple
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Sōjiji : discipline, compassion, and enlightenment at a Japanese Zen temple
（Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies, no. 94）
University of Michigan Press, 2022
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-291) and index
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Description
Sojiji is one of the two head temples of Soto 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, Sojiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple immerses the reader in the lives and experiences of the different groups that comprise Sojiji'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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sojiji, the Forest for a Thousand Years
Chapter 1: The History of Sojiji
Chapter 2: The Training of a Soto 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 Sojiji
Glossary
Bibliography
Notes
Index
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