Jizoku (Priests' Wives) in Sōtō Zen Buddhism: An Ambiguous Category

Most modern Japanese Buddhist organizations, particularly the schools of Zen, continue to espouse the ideal of world-renunciation. This has led to a reluctance on the part of the Zen organizations to officially acknowledge the presence of the priests' wives (jizoku). The wives are thus left wit...

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Main Author: Kawahashi, Noriko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [1995]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 161-183
Further subjects:B Women
B Zen Buddhism
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Gender Roles
B Nuns
B Wives
B Motherhood
B Temples
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)

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