Political Waves in the Zen Sea: The Engaku-ji Circle in Early Meiji Japan
This exploration of the activities and ideas of Rinzai abbot Imakita Kōsen (1816-1892) and his lay disciple Torio Tokuan (1847-1905) highlights the sociopolitical dimensions of an important religious network that developed in the Kantō area in early Meiji, and indicates that ordained and lay Zen Bud...
| Published in: | Japanese journal of religious studies |
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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: 117-150 |
| Further subjects: | B
Emperors
B Conservatism B Political movements B Abbots B Nationalism B Zen Buddhism B Political debate B Religious Studies B Japanese culture |
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| Summary: | This exploration of the activities and ideas of Rinzai abbot Imakita Kōsen (1816-1892) and his lay disciple Torio Tokuan (1847-1905) highlights the sociopolitical dimensions of an important religious network that developed in the Kantō area in early Meiji, and indicates that ordained and lay Zen Buddhists collaborated closely in the ideological movements of the 1880s. It is suggested that the conventional category "conservative," though generally applicable to these Buddhists, is not always adequate to the nuances of political culture during this period, and that "Zen" as a distinctive idea was not prominent in the nationalistic discourse of the time. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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