Meiji Religious Policy, Sōtō Zen, and the Clerical Marriage Problem
One of the most significant legal changes for the Buddhist clergy in the wake of the Meiji Restoration was the decriminalization of clerical meat eating and marriage (nikujiki saitai). The end to state enforcement of the prohibition against marriage by the Buddhist clergy sparked a prolonged debate...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[1998]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1998, Volume: 25, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 45-85 |
| Further subjects: | B
Clerics
B Abbots B Buddhism B Meiji period B Religious Studies B Government Regulation B Sectarianism B Decriminalization B Government officials |
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