Where the Action Is: Sites of Contemporary Sōtō Buddhism

This article considers reactions at various levels of the Sōtō sect to the problems of funerary Buddhism. There is a widening gap, not only between the necessities of mortuary practice at local temples (both rural and urban) and the doctrine of no-self ostensibly embodied in the foundational texts o...

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Main Author: Rowe, Mark Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2004]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2004, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 357-388
Further subjects:B Ceremonies
B Zen Buddhism
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Religious rituals
B Funerals
B Research facilities
B Sectarianism
B Temples
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