A Rite of Their Own: Japanese Buddhist Nuns and the Anan kōshiki
This article presents a history of the Anan kōshiki, a chanted lecture dedicated to the Buddha's disciple Ānanda. After briefly discussing its precursors in ancient India and China, I examine this ritual in three moments of time—its medieval Japanese origins, its early modern revitalization, an...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2016
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Jahr: 2016, Band: 43, Heft: 1, Seiten: 207-250 |
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Ananda ca. 6 v. Chr.. Jh.
/ Japan
/ Kōshiki
/ Bhikkuni
/ Frauenbild
/ Geschichte
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion BL Buddhismus KBM Asien KCA Orden; Mönchtum KCD Hagiographie; Heilige NBE Anthropologie TA Geschichte |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Women
B Zen Buddhism B Enlightenment B Monks B Religious Studies B Stupas B Ordination B Religious rituals B Nuns |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article presents a history of the Anan kōshiki, a chanted lecture dedicated to the Buddha's disciple Ānanda. After briefly discussing its precursors in ancient India and China, I examine this ritual in three moments of time—its medieval Japanese origins, its early modern revitalization, and its contemporary performances and a contemporary commentary on the ritual. The ritual has been performed exclusively by Buddhist nuns in honor of Ānanda's role in convincing the Buddha to admit women to the monastic order. I argue that the ritual has functioned polysemously for nuns, affirming their marginalization and lesser status vis-vis the male clergy, while also serving as a means for nuns to celebrate their gender difference as female monastics. The full translation of the Anan appears in the online supplement of this JJRS issue. |
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| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.43.1.2016.207-250 |