Buddhist Sects of Japan

Informationen zum Autor E Steinilber-Oberlin Klappentext The philosophy of Buddhism, has, in Japan, come to play an important role in the everyday life of action. But in this process Japanese Buddhism has split itself into many sects with greatly differing doctrines, though all profess a method destined to elevate the soul and a method of action. The understanding of this spiritual movement is an important key to the understanding of the contemporary Japanese state of mind, and The Buddhist Sects of Japan gives the first complete account of it in the English language. Zusammenfassung The philosophy of Buddhism, has, in Japan, come to play an important role in the everyday life of action. The understanding of this spiritual movement is an important key to the understanding of the contemporary Japanese state of mind. This title gives an account of it in the English language. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Kusha Sect 2. The Jo-Jitsu Sect 3. The Sanron Sect 4. The Hosso Sect 5. The Kegon Sect 6. The Tendai Sect 7. The Shingon Sect 8. The Zen Sect 9. The Jôdo Sect 10. The Shinshu Sect 11. The Nichiren Sect 12. In the Margin of Canonical Books Conclusion – The Coming Buddhism. Texts. Bibliography.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Steinilber-Oberlin, E. (Emile) Steinilber-Oberlin, E. Steinilber-Oberlin, E Steinilber-Oberlin
• Mitarbeit: Loge Marc (Übersetzung), Marc Loge (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Routledge Academic
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2010
• Thema: Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Lexika, Enzyklopädien; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen
• EAN: 9780415593519
• ISBN: 978-0-415-59351-9
• Anzahl Seiten: 308
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions; Routledge Library Editions: Japan
• Themen: Japan, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, RELIGION / Reference, Buddhism, History of Religion, Reference works, Japanese Buddhist sects comparative study, Zen meditation practice, Buddhist canonical texts, Mahayana philosophy, japanese religious history, Nichiren doctrine, pure land traditions